Toller Surname
Approximately 3,415 people bear this surname
Toller Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from an official title. 'the toller,' a toll-taker by road or in market; v. Toleman.
'Taillours and tynkers And tollers in markettes.': Piers Plowman, Prologue, 438-9.
'Tollers' office it is III, For they take toll oft against skill,' i.
Read More About This SurnameToller Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1,289 | 1:281,194 | 26,212 |
| Italy | 511 | 1:119,680 | 19,717 |
| Brazil | 392 | 1:546,108 | 20,459 |
| Argentina | 330 | 1:129,525 | 10,974 |
| England | 270 | 1:206,363 | 17,844 |
| Australia | 89 | 1:303,322 | 26,493 |
| Canada | 87 | 1:423,513 | 37,101 |
| Hungary | 86 | 1:114,143 | 10,831 |
| Germany | 70 | 1:1,150,078 | 75,714 |
| Switzerland | 48 | 1:171,102 | 15,661 |
| Netherlands | 46 | 1:367,113 | 40,368 |
| Austria | 41 | 1:207,694 | 25,759 |
| Sweden | 39 | 1:252,481 | 17,476 |
| France | 37 | 1:1,795,209 | 158,669 |
| Belgium | 19 | 1:605,087 | 54,956 |
| Wales | 12 | 1:257,878 | 14,969 |
| Spain | 9 | 1:5,194,671 | 82,436 |
| Russia | 8 | 1:18,015,382 | 436,635 |
| New Zealand | 6 | 1:754,720 | 41,661 |
| Scotland | 6 | 1:892,303 | 28,047 |
| Portugal | 4 | 1:2,604,560 | 16,079 |
| Czechia | 3 | 1:3,544,490 | 144,714 |
| India | 3 | 1:255,688,461 | 1,306,352 |
| Turkey | 2 | 1:38,910,711 | 171,901 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1 | 1:3,536,402 | 19,532 |
| Paraguay | 1 | 1:7,236,746 | 16,511 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 5 | 1:885,973 | 23,404 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 218 | 1:111,814 | 10,928 |
| Scotland | 9 | 1:415,913 | 11,811 |
| Wales | 4 | 1:392,104 | 12,338 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 367 | 1:136,836 | 12,979 |
Toller (37) may also be a first name.
Toller Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from an official title. 'the toller,' a toll-taker by road or in market; v. Toleman.
'Taillours and tynkers And tollers in markettes.': Piers Plowman, Prologue, 438-9.
'Tollers' office it is III, For they take toll oft against skill,' i.e. often contrary to reason (Halliwell).
Ralph le Toller. Calendarium Inquisitionum Post Mortem.
Bartholomew le Toller, c. 1300. Writs of Parliament.
John le Toller, 28 Edward I: Freemen of York.
Willelmus Toller, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.
Robertus Toller, 1379: ibid.
1602. Married — Francis Toler and Bridgitt Rafton: St. James, Clerkenwell.
1761. — Samuel Toller and Elizabeth Haggett: St. George, Hanover Square.
Probably from ME. toller(e, Old English tollere, taxgatherer, publican. Hugh Toller, Ambrose Toller, and Nicholas Toller witnessed sale of land in Glasgow, c. 1280-90 (REG., p. 198). Elene Tollare, wife of Willelmus Dubrelle in Inverkethine, is in record, 1392 (RMS., I, 846), and Forsythe Toller was collector of petty customs of Dumbarton in 1428 (ER., IV, p. 462). Tollar 1431.
(English) Tax-Collector [Middle English toller(e, Old English tollere] Of ryclie Pers, Þe tollere.—Robt. of Brunne, Handlyng Synne, 5814.
Loke Matheu was first toller.—Cursor Mundi, 25,804.
Taillours and tynkeres, And tolleres in marketes.—Piers Plowman, 438-9.
(English) One who collected tolls at a tollgate, a tax collector.
1. Two parishes in Dorsetshire are so named. 2. Anglo-Saxon tollere, a publican, or taker of tolls and taxes. Halliwell quotes an old poem in Harl. MS., 2260, to the effect that the —
This name may sometimes be from toiler, a man that superintends tin-bounds; "so called," says Polwhele, "because bounds are terminated by holes (tol, a hole) cut in the earth, which must be renewed and visited once in a year, or because he receives the tolls or dues of the lord of the soil." Toler may be the same name.
Perhaps sometimes from Toller, name of two parishes co. Dorset.
For Toler. Armorially identified.
Toller: (Anglo-Saxon), the official who received the royal tolls at fairs and in harbours. As a surname it remains, also as Towler; but possibly the latter may be a corruption of Toulousier, an adventurer from Toulouse.
The Tollers were Tavistock merchants in the 17th and 18th centuries (W. T.). Toller is a Dorset village.
Toller Demographics
Average Male Toller Height
177.74 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Toller Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Toller Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Toller (Russian: Толлер) is carried by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It can also appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Toller? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 132,211th most frequent last name in the world, held by around 1 in 2,133,981 people. This last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 61 percent of Toller are found; 40 percent are found in North America and 40 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Toller is also the 1,688,769th most commonly occurring given name internationally It is held by 37 people.
This last name is most frequently used in The United States, where it is held by 1,289 people, or 1 in 281,194. In The United States it is most numerous in: California, where 13 percent reside, Kentucky, where 12 percent reside and Ohio, where 9 percent reside. Outside of The United States it occurs in 31 countries. It also occurs in Italy, where 15 percent reside and Brazil, where 11 percent reside.
Toller Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Toller has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name grew 351 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 124 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it grew 300 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it declined 33 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Toller Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the surname is primarily Catholic (60%) in Ireland.
In The United States those holding the Toller surname are 20.6% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 67.37% registered with the party.
The amount Toller earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 15.97% more than the national average, earning €34,826 per year; in United States they earn 2.06% less than the national average, earning $42,261 USD per year and in Canada they earn 79.33% more than the national average, earning $89,096 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Toller Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Toller in the Russian language | ||
| Толлер | toller | - |
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