Tolfree Surname

566,665th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 558 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Tolfree Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Thorfrey'; v. Fray. I strongly suspect that Tolfree and Tolfrey are modifications of this name.

John Torfray, Oxfordshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

1599. Married — Augustin Clarke and Katherine Tolefree: St.

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Tolfree Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2961:188,23716,748
United States2021:1,794,351117,764
Canada461:800,99162,809
Australia81:3,374,463124,818
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2111:115,52311,173
Wales11:1,568,41619,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States211:2,391,366115,093

Tolfree (10) may also be a first name.

Tolfree Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Thorfrey'; v. Fray. I strongly suspect that Tolfree and Tolfrey are modifications of this name.

John Torfray, Oxfordshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

1599. Married — Augustin Clarke and Katherine Tolefree: St. James, Clerkenwell.

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

(English) Toll-Free (free from taxation) [Middle English and M. scot. toll- fre, Old English toll-fréo, ‘exempt from toll’] The uther mous that in the burgh can byde Wes gild-brother and maid ane fre burgess, Toll-fre als[o], but [without] custum mair or less.—Henryson, The Uplandis Mous, 10-12.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Tolfree Last Name Facts

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

The last name Tolfree occurs in England more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as:. Click here for other possible spellings of Tolfree.

How Common Is The Last Name Tolfree? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 566,665th most commonly occurring last name world-wide, held by around 1 in 13,060,118 people. Tolfree occurs mostly in Europe, where 54 percent of Tolfree reside; 53 percent reside in Northern Europe and 53 percent reside in British Isles. Tolfree is also the 3,684,242nd most frequent first name globally, held by 10 people.

This surname is most commonly occurring in England, where it is held by 296 people, or 1 in 188,237. In England it is most common in: Greater London, where 22 percent live, Surrey, where 16 percent live and Hampshire, where 12 percent live. Beside England this last name occurs in 9 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 36 percent live and Canada, where 8 percent live.

Tolfree Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Tolfree has changed through the years. In England the number of people who held the Tolfree last name rose 140 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it rose 962 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Tolfree Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Tolfree last name are 16% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 69.23% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Tolfree earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 17.4% less than the national average, earning $35,643 USD per year and in Canada they earn 8.99% less than the national average, earning $45,218 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tollfree9334/
Tolfrey86190/
Tolfres860/
Tolfred860/
Talfree860/
Ttolfrey801/
Tolfry770/
Talfrey712/
Talfred711/
Talfrue710/

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