Toleman Surname

609,992nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 507 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Wales

Toleman Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from an occupation. 'the tollman,' one who took tolls and taxes; v. Toller.

Thomas Tolman. Calendarium Inquisitionum Post Mortem.

1752. Married — John Dyer and Susanna Tollman: St. George's Chapel, Mayfair.

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Toleman Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1831:1,980,650127,499
England1441:386,93126,993
Australia1321:204,51319,950
Wales211:147,35910,403
Scotland61:892,30328,047
New Zealand51:905,66545,114
Indonesia41:33,062,298643,618
Canada31:12,281,864364,614
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
France11:66,422,722504,397
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1661:146,84013,053
Wales141:112,0304,740
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States841:597,84140,179

Toleman (57) may also be a first name.

Toleman Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from an occupation. 'the tollman,' one who took tolls and taxes; v. Toller.

Thomas Tolman. Calendarium Inquisitionum Post Mortem.

1752. Married — John Dyer and Susanna Tollman: St. George's Chapel, Mayfair.

1791. Married — Thomas Young and Patty Tollman: St. George, Hanover Square l.

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

= Tolman, q.v.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

From Tolvan in Constantine; from toll-van, the high stone; or toll-maen, the stone with a hole. compare the names Toleman, Dolman, Dollman.

Patronymica Cornu-Britannica (1870) by Richard Stephen Charnock

A collector of toll. In Dutch, Taalman is an interpreter, from Taal, language, tongue. "Constantine Tolmaen," in Cornwall, is an ancient place of Druid worship. Tolmaen is usually applied to a stone that is perforated, from tol, a hole, and maen, a stone; twll mwn, Welsh, a mine, shaft, or pit.

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

Toleman Last Name Facts

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

The last name Toleman is found in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Toleman? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 609,992nd most widely held family name internationally, held by approximately 1 in 14,373,858 people. Toleman is predominantly found in The Americas, where 36 percent of Toleman are found; 36 percent are found in North America and 36 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Toleman is also the 1,308,380th most frequently occurring first name in the world It is held by 57 people.

The surname is most frequently held in The United States, where it is borne by 183 people, or 1 in 1,980,650. In The United States Toleman is most prevalent in: New York, where 17 percent reside, Florida, where 13 percent reside and Maryland, where 13 percent reside. Excluding The United States it is found in 15 countries. It is also found in England, where 28 percent reside and Australia, where 26 percent reside.

Toleman Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Toleman has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Toleman last name increased 218 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it fell 13 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it increased 150 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Toleman Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Toleman last name are 10.81% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 57.58% registered with the political party.

Toleman earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 6.92% more than the national average, earning $46,137 USD per year.

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