Tolbert Surname

17,947th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 30,780 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Liberia

Tolbert Surname Definition:

(English) Variants of Talbot, q.v.

Tolbert Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States29,0571:12,4741,548
Liberia9981:4,417545
Chad4811:28,2583,335
South Africa661:820,87455,153
Canada221:1,674,800111,190
Germany191:4,237,129172,669
England161:3,482,379114,324
Australia151:1,799,71385,184
Thailand131:5,433,719375,884
Kenya91:5,131,10045,516
Guam81:20,0153,029
Nigeria81:22,142,845310,552
Mexico61:20,687,70153,861
Brazil51:42,814,866547,158
Sweden51:1,969,351134,077
Ghana41:6,755,17315,406
South Korea31:17,080,0852,793
Papua New Guinea31:2,717,906153,458
Tanzania31:17,647,204107,932
Uganda31:13,013,093160,157
Georgia21:1,872,77235,618
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Swaziland11:1,298,1991,718
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Maldives11:404,1727,269
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Curaçao11:157,2471,313
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Djibouti11:914,9321,612
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
France11:66,422,722504,397
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland21:2,214,93333,683
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England71:3,482,19689,582
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3,2491:15,4571,982

Tolbert (1,549) may also be a first name.

Tolbert Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(English) Variants of Talbot, q.v.

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

Tolbert Last Name Facts

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

The last name Tolbert (Russian: Толбэрт) is found most in The United States. It may also appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Tolbert click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Tolbert? popularity and diffusion

It is the 17,947th most widely held family name in the world, borne by around 1 in 236,762 people. The surname Tolbert occurs mostly in The Americas, where 94 percent of Tolbert reside; 94 percent reside in North America and 94 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 196,936th most commonly occurring first name in the world, borne by 1,549 people.

This last name is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is carried by 29,057 people, or 1 in 12,474. In The United States it is most frequent in: Georgia, where 10 percent live, Texas, where 10 percent live and Alabama, where 10 percent live. Barring The United States this surname exists in 49 countries. It is also found in Liberia, where 3 percent live and Chad, where 2 percent live.

Tolbert Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Tolbert has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname rose 894 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 229 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Tolbert Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Tolbert last name is chiefly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Tolbert last name are 12.04% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 58.81% being registered with the political party.

The amount Tolbert earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 57.51% less than the national average, earning R 100,968 per year and in United States they earn 13% less than the national average, earning $37,540 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tolbertt939/
Tollbert936/
Tolberth932/
Tolberts932/
Toelbert931/
Toolbert931/
Tolbgert931/
Tolberte931/
Tholbert930/
Tolber92124/
Tolbertte881/
Talbert8615,654/
Tulbert86166/
Tolbart86131/
Tolbirt8685/
Tolvert8666/
Tolberd8620/
Tolbort8612/
Tolbeur864/
Tolberz861/
Tolberh860/
Taulbert8086/
Talberth8016/
Tallbert805/
Thalbert803/
Talbertt802/
Tolbardt801/
Talboert801/
Talbeart801/
Talberts801/
Talberrt800/
Thulbert800/
Tuilbert800/
Tolbortt800/
Tolver77195/
Talber7723/
Tollwerth7524/
Toolwerth751/
Talbort71185/
Tolbird71170/
Tolbard71114/
Talbart7141/
Talvert7129/
Tollver718/
Talberh717/
Toilver713/
Talberp712/
Taulber712/
Talbere711/
Tolhver711/
Talbirt711/
Talbért711/
Talberd710/
Talbierz67167/
Tolbaard6755/
Tallbear6753/
Tagliber675/
Tallbort670/
Talbortt670/
Talbarth670/

Tolbert Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Tolbert in the Russian language
Толбэртtolbert-

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Tolbert Reference & Research

Tolbert DNA Website - A web page dedicated to the genetic research of those who bear the surname and its variants.

Tolbert FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Tolbert
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