Tolly Surname

200,066th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,087 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Chad
Highest density in:
Chad

Tolly Surname Definition:

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

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Tolly Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Chad6741:20,1662,465
United States6151:589,36448,128
Benin4091:25,2703,378
England621:898,67846,462
South Africa491:1,105,66765,349
Papua New Guinea491:166,40223,077
Indonesia471:2,813,813160,835
France471:1,413,249138,595
Nigeria331:5,367,962136,856
Ivory Coast221:1,048,69225,281
Sweden141:703,34052,204
Cameroon141:1,483,50583,777
Russia101:14,412,306394,810
India51:153,413,076951,030
Netherlands51:3,377,435111,911
Lesotho41:508,14018,568
Botswana41:546,73222,624
Kenya31:15,393,30077,493
Australia31:8,998,567200,784
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
Tanzania21:26,470,806111,653
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
French Polynesia11:280,8057,211
Cayman Islands11:63,8932,384
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland51:885,97323,404
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2601:93,7519,645
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4651:107,99710,802

Tolly (1,076) may also be a first name.

Tolly 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

Tolly Last Name Facts

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

Tolly (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺗﻮﻟﻲ, Tibetan: ཀྲོ་ལི་) is held by more people in Chad than any other country or territory. It may occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Tolly click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Tolly? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 200,066th most commonly occurring surname throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 3,491,876 people. The last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 58 percent of Tolly live; 55 percent live in West Africa and 32 percent live in Chadic Africa. It is also the 243,657th most commonly used first name in the world. It is borne by 1,076 people.

The last name is most commonly used in Chad, where it is borne by 674 people, or 1 in 20,166. Beside Chad this last name is found in 34 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 29 percent live and Benin, where 20 percent live.

Tolly Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Tolly has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Tolly last name rose 132 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it decreased 76 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it decreased 80 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Tolly Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Tolly last name is predominantly Anglican (60%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Tolly last name are 19.44% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 66.21% being registered with the political party.

The amount Tolly earn in different countries varies significantly. In South Africa they earn 33.64% less than the national average, earning R 157,704 per year and in United States they earn 1.27% less than the national average, earning $42,600 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tolley9114,348/
Toully91725/
Tolloy9156/
Tollay9143/
Toilly9110/
Tollya911/
Toolly910/
Toly891,680/
Tholley8315,297/
Tollouy8340/
Toolley832/
Tolliey832/
Toullay831/
Tocelly830/
Tully8025,960/
Tolla8014,205/
Tolle807,585/
Toliy804,246/
Tolay804,182/
Tally804,071/
Tolli802,141/
Tolya801,117/
Touly80765/
Toloy80738/
Toily80288/
Toley80201/
Toluy80184/
Tooly8068/
Toyly8010/
Tolyo806/
Tolyz805/
Tohly803/
Tollé802/
Tuoly801/
Tholliey771/
Talley7340,607/
Tooley738,204/
Toller733,415/
Tulley732,572/
Tholiy731,836/
Tollis731,455/
Toilay731,418/
Tollet731,323/
Tolles731,293/
Toelle731,168/
Tolgay73561/
Toyloy73418/
Tholay73398/
Tholey73380/
Tollio73312/
Tollie73308/
Tolloi73281/
Tullay73216/
Tollit73200/
Tholle73188/
Tously73171/
Toulay73141/
Thouly73124/
Tollia7387/
Toulle7366/
Thally7355/
Thülly7351/
Tollip7336/
Tosley7334/
Tolysz7331/
Totley7328/
Tállay7324/
Tallya7323/
Toulla7322/
Tollai7320/
Tallay7318/
Toulli7315/
Touley7314/
Tollea7314/
Tulliy7313/
Tolaya7312/
Tullya739/
Talloy739/
Tolleu736/
Toloey736/
Tallyi735/
Toolla734/
Tollei734/
Tolych734/
Talliy733/
Thully733/
Tollez733/
Tholli732/
Thotly732/
Toyley732/
Tallyz732/
Tullyo732/
Thollé732/
Tuoley731/
Tolled731/
Toiley731/
Toleyt731/
Tooloy731/
Toylay731/
Tuolay731/
Ttolla731/
Ttolle731/
Thylly731/
Tuilly731/
Tuolle731/
Toelli731/
Túllyo731/
Tolyaa731/
Toolay731/
Toolya731/
Tootly731/
Toilla731/
Toille731/
Toilli731/
Tullly731/
Tolyai731/
Thaoly730/
Totlay730/
Todtillay715/
Tola6750,909/
Tole6713,310/
Tuly6711,067/
Toli678,204/
Toselli676,481/
Tollett672,325/
Tolj671,335/
Tousley671,003/
Taly67987/
Thoilay67668/
Tollitt67204/
Thalley67105/
Toosley6769/
Tolliss6764/
Toullet6751/
Touller6749/
Tolă6744/
Toillie6728/
Tollåli6727/
Tolleth6725/
Thollie6725/
Tollich6719/
Tulleys6712/
Tolé6710/
Toiller679/
Tállyai679/
Toullie675/
Toullis674/
Toillez674/
Thollaa672/
Tolhuys672/
Tottley671/
Thoelle671/
Tooller671/
Tolless671/
Tolletz671/
Thalluy671/
Taulley671/
Toselle671/
Tály671/
Thaally671/
Tolä671/
Toollit671/
Toillet671/
Toulaya671/
Toullle671/
Tolooyi671/
Toullea671/
Tolehyi671/
Thatlly671/
Tuilley670/
Tuosley670/
Toulles670/
Thooley670/
Talleys670/
Touslay670/
Tuylley670/

Tolly Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Tolly in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺗﻮﻟﻲtwly-
Tolly in the Tibetan language
ཀྲོ་ལི་troli-

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