Tolner Surname

630,290th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 485 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Tolner Surname Definition:

(English) Tax - Collector [Old English tolnere]

Tolner Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands2661:63,48610,925
Hungary1491:65,8816,797
United States351:10,355,970420,657
England181:3,095,448105,421
Norway81:642,78647,258
Finland31:1,832,23457,803
France21:33,211,361423,184
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States71:7,174,098302,835

The alternate forms: Tõlner (15) are calculated separately.

Tolner Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(English) Tax - Collector [Old English tolnere]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Tolner Last Name Facts

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

The surname Tolner has its highest incidence in The Netherlands. It may occur as: Tõlner. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Tolner? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 630,290th most numerous last name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 15,025,868 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 92 percent of Tolner reside; 55 percent reside in Western Europe and 55 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

The last name is most widespread in The Netherlands, where it is borne by 266 people, or 1 in 63,486. In The Netherlands Tolner is mostly concentrated in: Drenthe, where 45 percent live, Groningen, where 13 percent live and North Holland, where 12 percent live. Without taking into account The Netherlands it is found in 9 countries. It is also common in Hungary, where 31 percent live and The United States, where 7 percent live.

Tolner Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Tolner has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Tolner surname increased 500 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Tolner Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Tolner are 6.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 60% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Tolner earn in different countries varies somewhat. In Norway they earn 6.61% less than the national average, earning 323,219 kr per year and in United States they earn 14.71% less than the national average, earning $36,802 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tõlner9415/
Tollner92402/
Tolnert921/
Toelner920/
Tolne9110/
Toellner86529/
Tollnert8610/
Tulner83329/
Tolnes8365/
Talner8344/
Tollne833/
Tolney832/
Tolneh831/
Tolnei831/
Tullner77196/
Tallner7767/
Tollnes7762/
Thalner7722/
Tüllner7718/
Talgner7715/
Tollney7711/
Tolness778/
Tholnes771/
Talnert771/
Tollnyr771/
Tollnerová755/
Tollenneer750/
Talne7372/
Tolna7359/
Tolni7318/
Tolny736/
Thullner71306/
Thallner7189/
Tollånes7143/
Tolnai675,779/
Tolnay67923/
Toulni67206/
Tolnaj6728/
Tolnoi6727/
Talnet6718/
Talney678/
Talnir675/
Talnge672/
Talnes671/
Toulna671/
Tollni671/

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