Tolson Surname

52,153rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9,821 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
England

Tolson Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Thomas.' Odd as it may seem, these are but corruptions of Tomlinson, and in the Lake District and other parts of North England they have gone through the stages of Towlinson and Towlnson to Towlson.

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Tolson Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States7,7111:47,0055,705
England1,3701:40,6705,232
Australia3721:72,5698,540
Canada1141:323,20729,592
Scotland611:87,7676,275
New Zealand431:105,31013,865
Germany241:3,354,394150,996
Wales231:134,5459,804
South Africa201:2,708,885106,094
Netherlands101:1,688,71881,846
Northern Ireland91:205,0049,958
Mexico91:13,791,80145,470
France51:13,284,544357,392
Thailand51:14,127,669603,945
Chile51:3,523,29539,650
Egypt41:22,983,93862,368
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
India41:191,766,3461,073,940
Saudi Arabia41:7,713,95437,548
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Argentina21:21,371,707253,176
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Barbados11:287,4482,772
North Macedonia11:2,101,47231,546
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Mongolia11:2,825,28917,010
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England8561:28,4763,857
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,1531:43,5555,059

Tolson (167) may also be a first name.

Tolson Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Thomas.' Odd as it may seem, these are but corruptions of Tomlinson, and in the Lake District and other parts of North England they have gone through the stages of Towlinson and Towlnson to Towlson. Townson (which see) is the popular modern form.

John Towlyngson, of the parish of Mellyinge: Lancashire Wills at Richmond.

1587. Richard Towlson, or Tounsoun, of Dalton: ibid.

1672. George Toulson, of Poulton: ibid.

1673. George Towlnson, of Pilling: ibid.

That this is the true derivation there cannot be the shadow of a doubt.

1650. Married — Christopher Oxnard and Faith Toulson: St. Dionis Backchurch.

1713. — John Tolson and Barbara Wanley: St. Michael, Cornhill.

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

Toll’s Son: v. Toll.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

“Son of Bartholemew” in Old English.

South African Surnames (1965) by Eric Rosenthal

(English) Descendant of Toll, a pet form of Bartholomew (son of Talmai, furrow); dweller, or collector, at a tollhouse.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Tolson Last Name Facts

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

The last name Tolson (Russian: Толсон) occurs most in The United States. It can also occur as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Tolson? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 52,153rd most frequent surname worldwide It is held by around 1 in 742,037 people. The last name Tolson occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 61 percent of Tolson reside; 61 percent reside in North America and 61 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Tolson is also the 708,111th most widespread given name globally It is held by 167 people.

This last name is most frequently held in The United States, where it is borne by 7,711 people, or 1 in 47,005. In The United States Tolson is primarily concentrated in: Virginia, where 7 percent are found, Texas, where 6 percent are found and Maryland, where 6 percent are found. Aside from The United States Tolson occurs in 39 countries. It is also common in England, where 14 percent are found and Australia, where 4 percent are found.

Tolson Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Tolson has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname rose 669 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 160 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Tolson Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Tolson last name are 6.78% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 53.55% being registered with the party.

The amount Tolson earn in different countries varies notably. In South Africa they earn 16.73% less than the national average, earning R 197,892 per year; in United States they earn 0.6% more than the national average, earning $43,409 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.17% more than the national average, earning $52,251 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Toulson922,004/
Toolson92255/
Toleson9259/
Tholson9229/
Tollson9211/
Tolsoun921/
Tolsont921/
Tolleson862,631/
Tholsson8637/
Touleson861/
Totleson861/
Tohlsson860/
Talson83147/
Tolsan8341/
Tolsen8328/
Tolcon8321/
Tulson8320/
Tolsén834/
Tolsom833/
Tolzon831/
Tollesson80186/
Tholleson801/
Thulson7771/
Tullson7745/
Thalson7720/
Taulson778/
Toulsen775/
Taleson774/
Tulsion773/
Tallson772/
Tolsian771/
Tolchon771/
Tuleson771/
Toolsen770/
Tolesom770/
Tholsen770/
Toolsom770/
Tolssen770/
Teulson770/
Thollesson753/
Talsoune711,365/
Tullsson7144/
Tulesson713/
Tulleson713/
Talleson713/
Tollezon712/
Tollesom711/
Thuleson711/
Taalsohn711/
Tholzong711/
Tullsion711/
Toljan67254/
Tulsan67120/
Talsan6737/
Talsen6716/
Thulesson6715/
Talcon673/
Tolcan673/
Talsom672/
Tulsen672/
Tallesson671/
Tuttleson671/
Tulsom670/
Tolzen670/

Tolson Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Tolson in the Russian language
Толсонtolson-

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