Tolerton Surname

1,028,911th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 245 people bear this surname

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

Tolerton Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Tolerton Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1001:3,624,589201,936
Northern Ireland721:25,6262,839
Australia251:1,079,82861,253
New Zealand251:181,13319,287
Canada151:2,456,373146,130
England61:9,286,343223,652
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland371:119,7267,101
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England161:1,523,46151,234
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States221:2,282,667111,005

Tolerton Last Name Facts

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

The last name Tolerton has its highest incidence in The United States. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Tolerton? popularity and diffusion

Tolerton is the 1,028,911th most frequently occurring surname at a global level, borne by around 1 in 29,745,085 people. Tolerton is mostly found in The Americas, where 45 percent of Tolerton reside; 44 percent reside in North America and 44 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

The last name Tolerton is most widespread in The United States, where it is held by 100 people, or 1 in 3,624,589. In The United States it is most frequent in: California, where 29 percent reside, Virginia, where 18 percent reside and South Carolina, where 16 percent reside. Outside of The United States this last name is found in 7 countries. It is also common in Northern Ireland, where 29 percent reside and Australia, where 10 percent reside.

Tolerton Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Tolerton has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Tolerton last name increased 455 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it decreased 62 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it decreased 97 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Tolerton Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Tolerton surname is chiefly Quaker (36%) in Ireland.

In The United States Tolerton are 15.13% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 61.9% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Tolerton earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 19.09% more than the national average, earning $51,388 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.75% less than the national average, earning $47,818 CAD per year.

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Tolerton Reference & Research

Tolerton/Tollerton 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

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Tolerton
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