Toland Surname

59,778th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8,436 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Northern Ireland

Toland Surname Definition:

Ó Tuathaláin in Ulster, the province of its origin, is now usually Toland, while in Mayo it is Tolan, though a century ago in Mayo it was Toolan. This is the natural pronunciation having regard to the Irish form and indeed it was so called in its homeland, the barony of Tirhugh, Co.

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Toland Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States6,3061:57,4786,824
England5561:100,21210,582
Northern Ireland5381:3,429679
Ireland4951:9,5131,284
Scotland2151:24,9012,731
Australia1311:206,07420,044
Canada671:549,93446,038
Wales291:106,7088,358
New Zealand271:167,71618,432
South Africa171:3,186,924115,449
United Arab Emirates91:1,018,03036,884
Chile71:2,516,63933,195
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Jersey31:33,0674,675
Philippines31:33,746,074302,898
Taiwan31:7,814,91541,694
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Hong Kong21:3,667,74211,574
Cayman Islands11:63,8932,384
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Vanuatu11:263,2762,086
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland5871:7,5471,159
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland851:44,0383,203
England201:1,218,76844,985
Wales11:1,568,41619,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,2701:39,5424,665

Toland (106) may also be a first name.

Toland Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Ó Tuathaláin in Ulster, the province of its origin, is now usually Toland, while in Mayo it is Tolan, though a century ago in Mayo it was Toolan. This is the natural pronunciation having regard to the Irish form and indeed it was so called in its homeland, the barony of Tirhugh, Co. Donegal, when Petty's “census” was taken in 1659-60: in that document the prefix O, now discarded, is retained. The O'Toolans migrated, like many other Donegal families, to Mayo with some of the leading O'Donnells in 1602; but many remained, as is proved by the hearth money rolls of 1665 in which as O'Toolan and O'Twolan the name occurs frequently. In the Book of Lecan the sept appears as cenel Tulán. It was however, found in Co. Sligo long before that. Petrus Ó Tuathaláin was vicar of Killaspugbrone in the barony of Carbury in 1306; and a Fiant of 1594 includes an O'Tolan of Co. Sligo. According to O'Donovan's editorial note in the “Annals of the Four Masters” the Tolans went to Mayo in the seventeenth century with the O'Donnells; he adds that in Achill the name became Thulis.

Supplement to Irish Families (1964) by Edward MacLysaght

Ó Tuathaláin in Ulster, the province of its origin, is now usually Toland, while in Mayo it is Tolan, though a century ago in Mayo it was Toolan. This is the natural pronunciation having regard to the Irish form and indeed it was so called in its homeland, the barony of Tirhugh, Co. Donegal, when Petty's “census” was taken in 1659-60: in that document the prefix O, now discarded, is retained. The O'Toolans migrated, like many other Donegal families, to Mayo with some of the leading O'Donnells in 1602; but many remained, as is proved by the hearth money rolls of 1665 in which as O'Toolan and O'Twolan the name occurs frequently. In the Book of Lecan the sept appears as cenel Tulán. It was however, found in Co. Sligo long before that. Petrus Ó Tuathaláin was vicar of Killaspugbrone in the barony of Carbury in 1306; and a Fiant of 1594 includes an O'Tolan of Co. Sligo. According to O'Donovan's editorial note in the “Annals of the Four Masters” the Tolans went to Mayo in the seventeenth century with the O'Donnells; he adds that in Achill the name became Thulis.

Supplement to Irish Families (1964) by Edward MacLysaght

Ó Tuathaláin In Ulster, the province of its origin, this is usually called Toland; in Mayo, whither many of the sept went with the O’Donnells, it is Tolan. In Achill it has become Thulis.

SIF 147

A Guide to Irish Names (1964) by Edward MacLysaght

(English) One who came from Tolland (land on Tone River), in Somerset.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Alveredus Tolan, Normandy 1198 (Magni Rotuli Scaccarii Normanniae). Hence the infidel writer Toland.

The Norman People (1874)

Toland Last Name Facts

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

The last name Toland (Marathi: तोलांड) occurs in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may appear as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Toland? popularity and diffusion

The surname Toland is the 59,778th most widespread surname world-wide It is held by around 1 in 863,863 people. This surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 71 percent of Toland reside; 71 percent reside in North America and 71 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 915,176th most commonly used first name on earth. It is borne by 106 people.

The surname is most commonly held in The United States, where it is carried by 6,306 people, or 1 in 57,478. In The United States it is mostly concentrated in: California, where 9 percent reside, Texas, where 9 percent reside and Massachusetts, where 6 percent reside. Excluding The United States this last name is found in 36 countries. It is also common in England, where 7 percent reside and Northern Ireland, where 6 percent reside.

Toland Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Toland has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name increased 497 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 2,780 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it decreased 16 percent between 1901 and 2014; in Scotland it increased 253 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it increased 2,900 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Toland Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the surname is primarily Catholic (87%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Toland surname are 3.95% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 50.72% registered with the party.

The amount Toland earn in different countries varies somewhat. In South Africa they earn 4.81% less than the national average, earning R 226,200 per year; in United States they earn 3.98% more than the national average, earning $44,867 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.07% less than the national average, earning $49,150 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Totland921,159/
Tolland92704/
Tosland92138/
Tholand9211/
Toyland926/
Tooland926/
Touland922/
Tolands921/
Tolan9110,542/
Thotland8629/
Toliaand861/
Tousland861/
Toulland861/
Tollands860/
Toulan833,484/
Toolan831,669/
Tolang83952/
Tollan83807/
Toylan83528/
Tolane83466/
Tolain83258/
Tolyan83157/
Tholan83133/
Tolian83102/
Tolgan8362/
Taland8359/
Tolond8349/
Tohlan8339/
Teland8332/
Tolant8316/
Tolean8313/
Tolhan838/
Toilan834/
Tuland833/
Tolaan831/
Toliang77354/
Toulane77178/
Toulain7774/
Talland7773/
Tolaine7759/
Thuland7756/
Tutland7753/
Theland7749/
Tholean7719/
Toulant7718/
Tolante7717/
Tolhang7717/
Teeland7715/
Tauland7712/
Toleang7711/
Toullan7710/
Toulang7710/
Totlian776/
Tholane774/
Thoolan773/
Tuleand772/
Tollant772/
Tollian772/
Toilian771/
Tollamn771/
Toulian771/
Thaland771/
Thollan771/
Taleand771/
Talhand771/
Tollain771/
Tolanne771/
Tholain771/
Tolaane771/
Tolahan771/
Tolhanh771/
Tollang771/
Tholian771/
Tulland770/
Tasland770/
Tholhan770/
Teuland770/
Talan7320,227/
Tolon731,855/
Tolam73397/
Tolón7319/
Tolàn733/
Tolán733/
Tolòn732/
Tálan731/
Tolanova7173/
Tolasing7154/
Thauland7150/
Toutlian7119/
Thuiland719/
Toutlyan716/
Tolyatin713/
Toillian711/
Thalaund711/
Thoulane711/
Tallands711/
Tallandt711/
Talliand711/
Tohlanng711/
Touslain711/
Thaliand711/
Totlhang711/
Thoulang711/
Talyamnd711/
Talang678,011/
Talane673,657/
Talian671,552/
Tolone67961/
Toulon67828/
Talant67604/
Talain67572/
Tallan67522/
Talhan67484/
Tollon67472/
Tolong67354/
Taulan67346/
Talyan67302/
Tholon67256/
Thalan67256/
Tahlan67160/
Talean67128/
Taslan6797/
Talandová6787/
Talond6763/
Toilam6741/
Talaan6732/
Talgan6724/
Teulan6719/
Tollam6719/
Htalan6719/
Thoilants6717/
Toulam6715/
Toluon6714/
Toliam6714/
Tolyanova6711/
Tatlan674/
Talann674/
Tolein674/
Tolgon673/
Toloin673/
Toloon672/
Telant672/
Toylanova672/
Toleam672/
Tollán672/
Tolasingh671/
Talaun671/
Toslon671/
Taalan671/
Telond671/
Talandova671/
Talanh671/
Toilon671/
Tolaum671/
Toloun671/
Toslam671/
Talayn671/
Tolham670/
Tolion670/
Toolon670/
Toolam670/
Tolonn670/

Toland Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Toland in the Marathi language
तोलांडtolanda-

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