Tobyn Surname

2,020,555th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 86 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Scotland

Tobyn Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Tobias,' from the diminutive Tobin; compare Colin, Robin, &c. I suspect that Tobin is a French importation of somewhat recent date.

1737. Buried — John Tobin: St. Antholin (London).

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Tobyn Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England541:1,031,81650,675
Scotland161:334,61415,044
Ukraine111:4,138,427206,719
Canada41:9,211,398321,528
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland51:885,97323,404
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England121:2,031,28160,933
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States81:6,277,336262,771

Tobyn (161) may also be a first name.

Tobyn Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Tobias,' from the diminutive Tobin; compare Colin, Robin, &c. I suspect that Tobin is a French importation of somewhat recent date.

1737. Buried — John Tobin: St. Antholin (London).

1794. Married — John Harriman and Elizabeth Tobin: St. George, Hanover Square.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

A diminutive of Dobb, which itself is a pet diminutive of ROBERT.

The Surnames of Scotland (1946) by George Fraser Black (1866-1948)

The Irish family are believed to be descended from the A. Norman St. Aubyns-the name having formerly been spelt St. Tobin, and then Tobyn.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

The son of Dob or Robert.

An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names (1857) by William Arthur

Tobyn Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Tobyn Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Tobyn is more commonly found in England than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Tobyn? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 2,020,555th most commonly held family name at a global level It is held by around 1 in 84,738,906 people. Tobyn occurs mostly in Europe, where 95 percent of Tobyn reside; 81 percent reside in Northern Europe and 81 percent reside in British Isles. Tobyn is also the 722,635th most commonly held forename worldwide It is held by 161 people.

It is most commonly used in England, where it is carried by 54 people, or 1 in 1,031,816. In England Tobyn is most numerous in: Greater London, where 35 percent live, Essex, where 19 percent live and Hertfordshire, where 19 percent live. Apart from England this last name occurs in 4 countries. It also occurs in Scotland, where 19 percent live and Ukraine, where 13 percent live.

Tobyn Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Tobyn has changed over time. In England the share of the population with the surname rose 450 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Tobyn Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the surname is predominantly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tobyna9112/
Toibyn913/
Tobyon911/
Tobn892/
Toibyna836/
Tobin8050,917/
Toben801,360/
Tabyn80150/
Tobne8040/
Tubyn8010/
Tobng804/
Tobín801/
Tobing7338,992/
Thoben731,792/
Tobien73857/
Toubin73501/
Tobina73488/
Toibin73183/
Tobeng73109/
Tobuin7398/
Tobehn7384/
Toeben7332/
Toobin7323/
Tobeen7322/
Tobink7313/
Tobihn7313/
Toboen7312/
Toybin7311/
Tubyna7311/
Touben7310/
Tabyna736/
Toebin735/
Toiben734/
Taubyn733/
Tobion732/
Thobin731/
Tobinq731/
Thobne731/
Ttobin731/
Tobinn731/
Tobeun731/
Tobent730/
Town678,652/
Toybina67121/
Toobina6726/
Taubyna677/
Thoeben673/
Tobingg673/
Tobimng673/
Toubeng672/
Tabn672/
Toibina672/
Htobeng671/
Thouben671/
Tovn671/
Tubn671/

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