Tolley Surname

36,754th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 14,348 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
England

Tolley Surname Definition:

'Godus Tholyn-wyf,' i.e. Godus, the wife of Tholyn, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.

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Tolley Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States7,5101:48,2645,850
England4,6361:12,0191,766
Australia8681:31,1014,137
Canada4751:77,5708,712
New Zealand3541:12,7922,235
Wales1891:16,3731,773
Tanzania1191:444,88831,116
Scotland501:107,0767,147
South Africa361:1,504,93677,557
Thailand201:3,531,917315,217
Northern Ireland141:131,7887,342
Zimbabwe111:1,403,47676,064
Denmark91:627,19136,734
Brazil71:30,582,047441,004
Argentina51:8,548,683204,003
Malaysia41:7,373,556230,001
Liberia31:1,469,51238,766
China31:455,773,85521,925
Czechia31:3,544,490144,714
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Ivory Coast21:11,535,61661,806
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Croatia11:4,228,60499,289
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
France11:66,422,722504,397
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland31:1,476,62229,385
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1,5521:15,7062,321
Scotland131:287,9409,345
Wales101:156,8426,008
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States5951:84,4018,806

Tolley (63) may also be a first name.

Tolley Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Bartholomew,' from the nick. Tholy. The following seems to prove a diminutive existed:

'Godus Tholyn-wyf,' i.e. Godus, the wife of Tholyn, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.

Toly Museye, Lincolnshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Douce Toly, Cambridgeshire, ibid.

Tholy Oldcorn, Cambridgeshire, ibid.

Stephen Toli, Cambridgeshire, ibid.

Johanna fil. Tholy, 39 Henry III: Calendarium Genealogicum: Henry III-Edward I.

William, the son of Tole: English Gilds.

1795. Married — William Jude and Mary Tolley: St. George, Hanover Square.

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

(Anglo-Hebrew) double dims. of Bar- tholomew, q.v.

(Scandinavian) Tollei and Tolli are mod. Norwegian forms of the Old Norse Thorleik-r = Thor’s Sport or Contest [Old Norse leik-r, sport, contest, etc.]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

In the reign of Elizabeth, Mr. George Tolley owned extensive house property in Evesham (M.). The name was represented in the parish of Upton Snodsbury a century ago (N.). Toly was a common name in Cambridgeshire in the reign of Edward I. (H. R.).

Homes of Family Names in Great Britain (1890) by Henry Brougham Guppy

Tolley Last Name Facts

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

The last name Tolley is more frequently found in The United States than any other country or territory. It may occur as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Tolley? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 36,754th most widespread family name in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 507,914 people. The last name Tolley occurs mostly in The Americas, where 56 percent of Tolley reside; 56 percent reside in North America and 55 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Tolley is also the 1,234,572nd most commonly held first name at a global level It is held by 63 people.

The last name is most widely held in The United States, where it is carried by 7,510 people, or 1 in 48,264. In The United States Tolley is most common in: Virginia, where 14 percent are found, Tennessee, where 11 percent are found and North Carolina, where 7 percent are found. Barring The United States this surname occurs in 44 countries. It is also common in England, where 32 percent are found and Australia, where 6 percent are found.

Tolley Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Tolley has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname increased 1,262 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 299 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it increased 1,890 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it increased 385 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it decreased 67 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Tolley Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the last name is predominantly Catholic (67%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Tolley surname are 23.24% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 70.01% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Tolley earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 266.8% more than the national average, earning R 871,656 per year; in United States they earn 4.18% less than the national average, earning $41,345 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.83% more than the national average, earning $51,586 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tholley9215,297/
Toolley922/
Tolliey922/
Tolle917,585/
Tolly912,087/
Toley91201/
Tholliey861/
Talley8340,607/
Tooley838,204/
Toller833,415/
Tulley832,572/
Tollet831,323/
Tolles831,293/
Toelle831,168/
Toully83725/
Tholey83380/
Tollie83308/
Tholle83188/
Toulle8366/
Tolloy8356/
Toleya8351/
Tollay8343/
Tosley8334/
Totley8328/
Touley8314/
Tollea8314/
Toilly8310/
Toleyo836/
Tolleu836/
Toloey836/
Tollei834/
Tollez833/
Toyley832/
Tuoley831/
Tolled831/
Toiley831/
Toleyt831/
Tollya831/
Ttolle831/
Tuolle831/
Tolloe831/
Toleye831/
Toille831/
Toolly830/
Tole8013,310/
Toly801,680/
Tollett772,325/
Tousley771,003/
Thalley77105/
Toosley7769/
Toullet7751/
Touller7749/
Tollouy7740/
Toleyos7729/
Toillie7728/
Tolleth7725/
Thollie7725/
Tulleys7712/
Toiller779/
Toullie775/
Tolloyi774/
Toillez774/
Tolleud772/
Talleye772/
Tolliya772/
Tottley771/
Thoelle771/
Tooller771/
Tolless771/
Tolletz771/
Talleyy771/
Taulley771/
Toullay771/
Tulleyy771/
Toselle771/
Tollayi771/
Toloeyo771/
Toillet771/
Touleye771/
Toullle771/
Toullea771/
Talleya771/
Tolehyi771/
Tuilley770/
Tuosley770/
Toulles770/
Thooley770/
Talleys770/
Tuylley770/
Tocelly770/
Thole7330,767/
Tully7325,960/
Talle7314,688/
Tolla7314,205/
Toole7313,747/
Toler7312,314/
Toliy734,246/
Tolay734,182/
Tally734,071/
Toles734,057/
Taley732,866/
Tuley732,235/
Tolli732,141/
Tulle731,832/
Toleu731,809/
Tolea731,514/
Tolya731,117/
Touly73765/
Toloy73738/
Toyle73648/
Tolep73536/
Toule73471/
Toily73288/
Tolie73213/
Tolae73189/
Toluy73184/
Tolei73167/
Tolue73166/
Toele73140/
Tolee73112/
Toloe73105/
Toleh7370/
Tooly7368/
Toile7360/
Tolet7360/
Totle7359/
Tülle7348/
Tolge7333/
Teley7324/
Tolye7320/
Toled7316/
Tohle7315/
Toyly7310/
Tuole739/
Tolhe736/
Tolyo736/
Tolyz735/
Tohly733/
Htole732/
Tollé732/
Tüley732/
Tuoly731/
Tosle731/
Tollehed715/
Toleyova713/
Tosellet712/
Théoulle712/
Tootelle711/
Touselle711/
Tousleyu711/
Tholleii711/
Tuller672,861/
Taller672,775/
Toliya672,401/
Tootle671,925/
Tholiy671,836/
Thoele671,646/
Toulet671,491/
Tollis671,455/
Toilay671,418/
Tallet671,342/
Tollas67866/
Tottle67849/
Tallie67833/
Tholla67746/
Tolgay67561/
Talleu67487/
Toyloy67418/
Tholay67398/
Tolesh67345/
Tooles67329/
Tollio67312/
Talles67302/
Tullie67293/
Tolloi67281/
Tollah67254/
Tuolee67250/
Tullay67216/
Tolayo67203/
Tollit67200/
Tously67171/
Tallei67158/
Tatley67156/
Toulee67145/
Toulay67141/
Toloyi67139/
Taleyi67131/
Thouly67124/
Teeley6798/
Tollia6787/
Tohlee6787/
Thoule6785/
Tuleya6782/
Toulei6782/
Tullet6780/
Toloie6780/
Tolowe6774/
Toilei6773/
Tollou6768/
Toolie6767/
Tohleh6760/
Talleh6759/
Teulle6757/
Thally6755/
Thülly6751/
Tolaie6746/
Tallez6744/
Tosler6741/
Tasley6740/
Teleya6740/
Ștolea6740/
Toloue6739/
Tollip6736/
Toledh6736/
Thalle6733/
Totlla6732/
Tulles6731/
Tolysz6731/
Toleus6728/
Taleya6728/
Tholep6725/
Tolaye6724/
Tállay6724/
Tallya6723/
Tolher6723/
Tauley6723/
Toluyi6723/
Toulla6722/
Taulle6722/
Tuille6721/
Tollai6720/
Toleah6719/
Tallay6718/
Tooler6716/
Thaley6716/
Toilee6716/
Toulue6716/
Toulli6715/
Tholee6715/
Teleyu6714/
Tulliy6713/
Toiles6712/
Tolaya6712/
Toyler6711/
Touleh6711/
Toloya6711/
Tallhe6710/
Tullya679/
Tohler679/
Talloy679/
Toelee679/
Telehy679/
Tousselle678/
Toilet678/
Tohlae678/
Toloye677/
Toliyo677/
Tusley676/
Toluie676/
Tolayi676/
Toolea676/
Toelay676/
Tollouyed676/
Todtillay675/
Tallea675/
Toiler675/
Tallue675/
Teleye675/
Tallyi675/
Tolawe675/
Toolla674/
Tolych674/
Thuley674/
Thulle674/
Taleye674/
Tuleyo674/
Touleu674/
Touyle674/
Toleat674/
Toleji674/
Tolees674/
Tutley673/
Talliy673/
Toylee673/
Touloe673/
Tutlle673/
Thully673/
Theley673/
Tullle673/
Talled673/
Toolee673/
Tallle673/
Toelie673/
Teleyo673/
Touled673/
Thoole672/
Tholli672/
Tholge672/
Tholye672/
Thotly672/
Toslee672/
Tullei672/
Tehley672/
Tallep672/
Tallyz672/
Toules672/
Tholie672/
Tallee672/
Tulleh672/
Toledp672/
Tullyo672/
Toluye672/
Tolejo672/
Thollé672/
Téoule672/
Touler671/
Dtoler671/
Toitellet671/
Tooloy671/
Toylay671/
Totlee671/
Tullez671/
Tuolay671/
Ttolla671/
Thylly671/
Tuilly671/
Toelea671/
Talloe671/
Toulie671/
Teleyi671/
Toelli671/
Túllyo671/
Taleyo671/
Tallae671/
Taleyz671/
Toylie671/
Toloyo671/
Tolyaa671/
Tollaz671/
Tollát671/
Toolay671/
Toolya671/
Tootly671/
Toslea671/
Toless671/
Toileu671/
Toilla671/
Toilli671/
Tole'e671/
Toulea671/
Thoile671/
Tholei671/
Tuleye671/
Tulled671/
Tullly671/
Toluiy671/
Tolayu671/
Toleha671/
Tolaje671/
Tuolie671/
Tohlea671/
Tohlue671/
Toleis671/
Tolaeh671/
Toleap671/
Tollau671/
Tolyah671/
Tolyai671/
Tullee671/
Tullue671/
Tuyley671/
Taloey671/
Tuiley670/
Toyles670/
Thaoly670/
Tuotle670/
Toehle670/
Tolead670/
Tollat670/
Totlay670/
Toglie670/
Tousle670/
Toylue670/
Ttoler670/
Totles670/
Tolech670/

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