Tolman Surname
Approximately 8,041 people bear this surname
Tolman Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'the dolman.' I suspect equivalent to Dale and Dallman, which see. In the Yorkshire Poll Tax we find on., 'Adam Denman and Johannes de Den' (one who resided in the den or dean); also 'Johannes Dolman and Johanna de Dale' (one who resided in the dale).
Read More About This SurnameTolman Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 5,799 | 1:62,504 | 7,325 |
| England | 445 | 1:125,209 | 12,540 |
| Netherlands | 420 | 1:40,208 | 6,820 |
| Russia | 311 | 1:463,418 | 43,456 |
| South Africa | 277 | 1:195,587 | 21,102 |
| Canada | 229 | 1:160,898 | 16,247 |
| Thailand | 114 | 1:619,635 | 105,115 |
| Australia | 102 | 1:264,664 | 24,097 |
| Papua New Guinea | 63 | 1:129,424 | 17,695 |
| Israel | 48 | 1:178,284 | 17,874 |
| Czechia | 43 | 1:247,290 | 33,576 |
| France | 40 | 1:1,660,568 | 152,033 |
| Denmark | 25 | 1:225,789 | 17,947 |
| Mexico | 22 | 1:5,642,100 | 30,806 |
| Nigeria | 20 | 1:8,857,138 | 186,571 |
| Poland | 15 | 1:2,533,917 | 108,409 |
| Brazil | 15 | 1:14,271,622 | 267,944 |
| Wales | 12 | 1:257,878 | 14,969 |
| New Zealand | 7 | 1:646,903 | 40,014 |
| Ukraine | 7 | 1:6,503,242 | 257,739 |
| Scotland | 4 | 1:1,338,454 | 35,497 |
| China | 3 | 1:455,773,855 | 21,925 |
| Jersey | 3 | 1:33,067 | 4,675 |
| Philippines | 2 | 1:50,619,112 | 341,003 |
| Sweden | 2 | 1:4,923,378 | 241,212 |
| Germany | 2 | 1:40,252,730 | 481,636 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| Nicaragua | 1 | 1:6,021,090 | 8,768 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 387 | 1:62,985 | 7,305 |
| Scotland | 3 | 1:1,247,739 | 24,719 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:1,568,416 | 19,290 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1,191 | 1:42,165 | 4,928 |
Tolman (448) may also be a first name.
Tolman Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'the dolman.' I suspect equivalent to Dale and Dallman, which see. In the Yorkshire Poll Tax we find on., 'Adam Denman and Johannes de Den' (one who resided in the den or dean); also 'Johannes Dolman and Johanna de Dale' (one who resided in the dale). (a) Local, 'the doleman,' one who resided at the dole or landmark; v. Dole, Dowle, and Dowler.
Nicholas Doleman, Somerset, 1 Edward III: Kirby's Quest.
Richard Doleman, Oxfordshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.
Alice Dolman, temp. Elizabeth: Calendar of Proceedings in Chancery, temp. Elizabeth I.
1760. Married — James Moorhouse and Hannah Doleman: St. George, Hanover Square.
This surname is derived from an occupation. 'the tollman,' one who took tolls and taxes; v. Toller.
Thomas Tolman. Calendarium Inquisitionum Post Mortem.
1752. Married — John Dyer and Susanna Tollman: St. George's Chapel, Mayfair.
1791. Married — Thomas Young and Patty Tollman: St. George, Hanover Square l.
(English) Toll-Man, Tax-Col- [lector [Middle English Old English toll, toll, tax + man]
(English) The man who collected tolls, the keeper of a tollgate.
The verb "to dole" signifies to share or divide; to set out in portions or lots, whether of land, goods, or money. Anglo-Saxon, doelan. Perhaps the original Doleman may have been a distributor either of alms, or of lands under the "tenantry" arrangements of feudal times. Or he may have been such a "judge or divider"-that is arbitrator-as the one mentioned in Luke XII. 14. A less desirable derivation is from the A.-Sax dol, foolish, erring, heretical, and man. Doleman. De la Dole. H.R.
From Tolvan in Constantine; from toll-van, the high stone; or toll-maen, the stone with a hole. compare the names Toleman, Dolman, Dollman.
A collector of toll. In Dutch, Taalman is an interpreter, from Taal, language, tongue. "Constantine Tolmaen," in Cornwall, is an ancient place of Druid worship. Tolmaen is usually applied to a stone that is perforated, from tol, a hole, and maen, a stone; twll mwn, Welsh, a mine, shaft, or pit.
Tolman Demographics
Average Male Tolman Height
178.09 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Tolman Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Tolman Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Tolman (Arabic: تولمان, Hindi: टोलमन, Russian: Толман) is borne by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It may be found as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of Tolman.
How Common Is The Last Name Tolman? popularity and diffusion
Tolman is the 62,427th most commonly occurring family name internationally, borne by around 1 in 906,298 people. This last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 75 percent of Tolman live; 75 percent live in North America and 75 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 404,611th most commonly held forename internationally. It is borne by 448 people.
It is most commonly held in The United States, where it is carried by 5,799 people, or 1 in 62,504. In The United States it is most numerous in: Utah, where 20 percent live, Idaho, where 11 percent live and California, where 9 percent live. Outside of The United States this last name exists in 35 countries. It also occurs in England, where 6 percent live and The Netherlands, where 5 percent live.
Tolman Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Tolman has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Tolman last name expanded 487 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 115 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it expanded 1,200 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it expanded 133 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Tolman Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Tolman surname are 15.21% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 61.98% registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Tolman earn in different countries varies significantly. In South Africa they earn 18.89% less than the national average, earning R 192,756 per year; in United States they earn 3.58% more than the national average, earning $44,692 USD per year and in Canada they earn 12.48% more than the national average, earning $55,885 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Tolman Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Tolman in the Hindi language | ||
| टोलमन | tolamana | - |
| Tolman in the Russian language | ||
| Толман | tolman | - |
| Tolman in the Arabic language | ||
| تولمان | twlman | - |
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