Toohey Surname
Approximately 8,897 people bear this surname
Toohey Surname Definition:
(Irish) Descendant of the sturdy man; grandson of Tuathach (rustic, or a lord).
Toohey Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Australia | 3,855 | 1:7,003 | 1,032 |
| United States | 3,706 | 1:97,803 | 10,903 |
| England | 523 | 1:106,535 | 11,132 |
| Canada | 303 | 1:121,603 | 12,764 |
| Ireland | 157 | 1:29,993 | 2,657 |
| New Zealand | 103 | 1:43,964 | 7,284 |
| South Africa | 90 | 1:601,974 | 45,802 |
| Israel | 86 | 1:99,507 | 11,457 |
| Thailand | 10 | 1:7,063,834 | 426,148 |
| Scotland | 10 | 1:535,382 | 20,332 |
| Isle of Man | 7 | 1:12,260 | 2,387 |
| Malaysia | 6 | 1:4,915,704 | 170,578 |
| Philippines | 5 | 1:20,247,645 | 262,352 |
| United Arab Emirates | 4 | 1:2,290,568 | 60,372 |
| Japan | 3 | 1:42,614,764 | 59,022 |
| Brazil | 3 | 1:71,358,111 | 770,017 |
| France | 3 | 1:22,140,907 | 385,998 |
| Sweden | 2 | 1:4,923,378 | 241,212 |
| Chile | 2 | 1:8,808,237 | 65,417 |
| Wales | 2 | 1:1,547,266 | 39,871 |
| Germany | 2 | 1:40,252,730 | 481,636 |
| Norway | 2 | 1:2,571,143 | 95,402 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| Costa Rica | 1 | 1:4,780,069 | 13,345 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 261 | 1:16,973 | 2,087 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 112 | 1:217,637 | 16,750 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:3,743,216 | 32,299 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:1,568,416 | 19,290 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 918 | 1:54,704 | 6,142 |
Toohey (18) may also be a first name.
Toohey Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
(Irish) Descendant of the sturdy man; grandson of Tuathach (rustic, or a lord).
From the Dutch, Tahey, Tooy; a personal name.
Toohey Demographics
Average Male Toohey Height
177.07 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Toohey Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Toohey Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Toohey is more frequently found in Australia than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Toohey? popularity and diffusion
The last name Toohey is the 56,946th most frequently used family name world-wide, held by around 1 in 819,101 people. It is primarily found in Oceania, where 45 percent of Toohey live; 44 percent live in Australasia and 44 percent live in Australia and New Zealand. Toohey is also the 2,608,198th most frequently used forename in the world It is held by 18 people.
This surname is most frequently held in Australia, where it is held by 3,855 people, or 1 in 7,003. In Australia Toohey is primarily found in: Victoria, where 40 percent live, New South Wales, where 33 percent live and Queensland, where 18 percent live. Aside from Australia it is found in 34 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 42 percent live and England, where 6 percent live.
Toohey Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Toohey has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Toohey last name rose 404 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 467 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it contracted 40 percent between 1901 and 2014; in Scotland it rose 1,000 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it rose 200 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Toohey Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the last name is principally Catholic (99%) in Ireland.
In The United States Toohey are 5.76% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 52.53% registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Toohey earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 47.89% more than the national average, earning R 351,444 per year; in United States they earn 12.58% more than the national average, earning $48,576 USD per year and in Canada they earn 9.34% more than the national average, earning $54,321 CAD per year.
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Toohey Reference & Research
Towey FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.
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Footnotes
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