Toogood Surname

105,676th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,429 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Gibraltar

Toogood Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Thurgod' (Turgod, Domesday; compare Tur-ulf for Thur-ulf, and Tor-aid for Thor-ald).' William Togod, alias Thogod' (L). This is an important entry, proving, if proof were wanting, that our Toogoods and Towgoods are the same.

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Toogood Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2,1831:25,5243,494
Australia9231:29,2483,939
United States6771:535,39044,465
Canada2351:156,79015,900
New Zealand1471:30,8055,355
Wales901:34,3843,434
Scotland561:95,6046,623
South Africa231:2,355,55298,611
Northern Ireland151:123,0027,073
Brazil141:15,291,024280,658
Austria111:774,13064,097
Thailand91:7,848,705447,191
Norway81:642,78647,258
Gibraltar61:5,659991
Fiji41:223,5982,635
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
Belgium31:3,832,215117,288
Hong Kong21:3,667,74211,574
Barbados11:287,4482,772
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Saint Kitts and Nevis11:55,1991,294
Slovenia11:2,487,67531,128
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Guernsey11:64,4392,137
France11:66,422,722504,397
Bermuda11:65,2793,010
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland141:316,41912,423
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1,3701:17,7922,576
Wales131:120,6475,000
Scotland41:935,80421,348
Jersey11:51,8823,898
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2061:243,78020,311

Toogood (15) may also be a first name.

Toogood Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Thurgod' (Turgod, Domesday; compare Tur-ulf for Thur-ulf, and Tor-aid for Thor-ald).' William Togod, alias Thogod' (L). This is an important entry, proving, if proof were wanting, that our Toogoods and Towgoods are the same. That Thurgood should be euphemized to Thoroughgood was as natural as inevitable.

Alicia Thurgod, Bedfordshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Geoffrey Togod, Huntingdonshire, ibid.

Isolda Togod, Huntingdonshire, ibid.

William Togod, Somerset, 1 Edward III: Kirby's Quest.

Hugo Togod, 1370: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.

'Edward Togoode, sup. for B.A., Jan. 1525-6': Register of the University of Oxford.

1557. Baptised — Dority Througood: St. Antholin (London).

1650. Baptised — William, s. Richard Thoroughgood, fishmonger: St. Peter, Cornhill.

1651. Baptised — Joseph, s. Richard Thorogooa, fishmonger: ibid.

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

13th-14th cent. Togod, in spite of apparent phonological difficulties, seems to represent the Domesday Turgod, Old Norse Thorgaut-r (mod. Norwegian Torgaut): v. Thurgood, Thurgate.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Can hardly refer to superexcellence of character. The old spelling Towgood is almost conclusive against such derivation. The last syllable maybe a corruption of wood.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

The same as Towgood. From some local name compounded of "wood."

Ludus Patronymicus (1868) by Richard Stephen Charnock

(English), Too good. (variant: Allgood and Troplong.)

Surnames (1857) by Bernard Homer Dixon

From the Old Norse, Thorgautr; from the Danish, Thuge; from the German, Tückert; from the Dutch, Tuke; in the Domesday Book, Turgod, Turgot; a personal name.

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

Toogood Last Name Facts

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

The last name Toogood is found in England more than any other country or territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Toogood? popularity and diffusion

Toogood is the 105,676th most frequently used last name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 1,645,416 people. The surname Toogood is primarily found in Europe, where 54 percent of Toogood live; 53 percent live in Northern Europe and 53 percent live in British Isles. It is also the 2,900,335th most prevalent first name on earth, held by 15 people.

The last name Toogood is most frequent in England, where it is held by 2,183 people, or 1 in 25,524. In England Toogood is mostly concentrated in: Greater London, where 13 percent are found, Somerset, where 12 percent are found and Gloucestershire, where 6 percent are found. Apart from England this last name is found in 34 countries. It is also common in Australia, where 21 percent are found and The United States, where 15 percent are found.

Toogood Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Toogood has changed over time. In England the number of people bearing the Toogood last name grew 159 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it grew 329 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Wales it grew 692 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it grew 1,400 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Toogood Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Toogood last name is predominantly Anglican (93%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Toogood surname are 23.52% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 70.29% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Toogood earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 1.14% less than the national average, earning 342,151 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 183.92% more than the national average, earning R 674,700 per year; in United States they earn 10.55% more than the national average, earning $47,702 USD per year and in Canada they earn 15.63% more than the national average, earning $57,447 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Togood924/
Thoongood881/
Toegood860/
Tougood860/
Togoo831,332/
Toogo8356/
Togod8312/
Tongod7734/
Toongo7728/
Toogou7721/
Tongoo775/
Toigoo771/
Togo73137,981/
Togooch71866/
Toogosh715/
Thongoo714/
Tangood712/
Thongod711/
Tonngoo711/
Toongad711/
Toongho711/
Tochgod711/
Thoughgood710/
Thugood710/
Tongo6711,695/
Togou672,730/
Toigo672,679/
Togoh671,575/
Togoï671,444/
Togoi671,281/
Thogo67707/
Tagod67619/
Togad67113/
Tougo67106/
Tagoo6784/
Togoy6760/
Togoa6757/
Togos6755/
Toñgo6747/
Togot6743/
Toggo6732/
Tooga6720/
Toïgo679/
Tuogo678/
Tocgo678/
Thungood678/
Ttogo674/
Tohgo673/
Tokgo672/
Thangood671/
Togud671/
Thongoot671/

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