Tolfrey Surname

1,227,038th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 190 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Tolfrey 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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Tolfrey Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1751:318,38923,763
Australia61:4,499,284146,780
New Zealand51:905,66545,114
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
France11:66,422,722504,397
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England471:518,62527,981
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States61:8,369,781355,680

Tolfrey 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

From Tollervey; a Cornish personal name.

— British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber
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Tolfrey Demographics

Average Tolfrey Salary in
England

£27,591

Per year
Rank:
35,188 of 88,641
Percentage of all salaries earned by bearers:
0.000358952
Rank: 22,856 of 88,641
Percentage of national average salary:
102.28%
Sample size: 30 (2014)

Average Salary in
England

£26,976

Per year
Per month:
£2,248
Per week:
£500
Per day:
£74

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Tolfrey Last Name Facts

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

Tolfrey occurs more in England more than any other country/territory. It may be found as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Tolfrey? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,227,038th most prevalent last name worldwide, held by around 1 in 38,355,505 people. Tolfrey occurs predominantly in Europe, where 94 percent of Tolfrey live; 94 percent live in Northern Europe and 94 percent live in British Isles.

The last name Tolfrey is most frequently used in England, where it is carried by 175 people, or 1 in 318,389. In England it is most common in: Hampshire, where 45 percent reside, Greater London, where 21 percent reside and West Sussex, where 7 percent reside. Other than England it exists in 5 countries. It is also found in Australia, where 3 percent reside and New Zealand, where 3 percent reside.

Tolfrey Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Tolfrey has changed through the years. In England the number of people carrying the Tolfrey last name grew 372 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

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SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ttolfrey931/
Tolfry920/
Tolfree86558/
Talfrey862/
Tolfres860/
Tolfred860/
Tollfree8034/
Talfred711/
Talfrue710/
Talfree710/
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