Toohy Surname
Approximately 62 people bear this surname
Toohy Surname Definition:
(Celtic) North-Country; Boorish [Irish Tuathach (th as h)-nepotic or genit. form O'Tuathaigh-from tuath, the north + the agential suff. -ach]
Toohy Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 40 | 1:9,061,473 | 385,835 |
| Canada | 19 | 1:1,939,242 | 123,675 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 29 | 1:152,754 | 8,150 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 156 | 1:321,915 | 25,142 |
Toohy Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
(Celtic) North-Country; Boorish [Irish Tuathach (th as h)-nepotic or genit. form O'Tuathaigh-from tuath, the north + the agential suff. -ach]
Toohy Demographics
Toohy Religious Adherence
in Ireland
Religious Adherence
in Ireland
Toohy Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Toohy Come From? nationality or country of origin
Toohy is more commonly found in The United States than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Toohy? popularity and diffusion
The last name Toohy is the 2,436,415th most widespread family name internationally It is held by around 1 in 117,541,063 people. The surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 95 percent of Toohy are found; 95 percent are found in North America and 92 percent are found in Anglo-North America.
The surname is most numerous in The United States, where it is held by 40 people, or 1 in 9,061,473. In The United States it is mostly found in: Arizona, where 33 percent live, Texas, where 25 percent live and Michigan, where 20 percent live. Not including The United States it is found in 4 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 31 percent live and Ireland, where 2 percent live.
Toohy Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Toohy has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Toohy last name declined 74 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Ireland it declined 97 percent between 1901 and 2014.
Toohy Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the surname is chiefly Catholic (83%) in Ireland.
In The United States those holding the Toohy last name are 34.48% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 81.25% registered with the party.
The amount Toohy earn in different countries varies markedly. In United States they earn 54.74% more than the national average, earning $66,770 USD per year and in Canada they earn 18.65% more than the national average, earning $58,948 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tooy | 89 | 468 | / |
| Tohy | 89 | 10 | / |
| Touhy | 80 | 372 | / |
| Tooch | 80 | 183 | / |
| Tohya | 80 | 110 | / |
| Tooya | 80 | 57 | / |
| Tohyo | 80 | 49 | / |
| Tohyi | 80 | 46 | / |
| Toyoh | 80 | 43 | / |
| Tooys | 80 | 13 | / |
| Tooht | 80 | 5 | / |
| Tojoh | 80 | 4 | / |
| Thohy | 80 | 2 | / |
| Tohiy | 80 | 2 | / |
| Tooyi | 80 | 2 | / |
| Toosh | 80 | 2 | / |
| Toohe | 80 | 1 | / |
| Thooy | 80 | 1 | / |
| Tooye | 80 | 1 | / |
| Toehy | 80 | 0 | / |
| Tooiy | 80 | 0 | / |
| Toh | 75 | 54,952 | / |
| Too | 75 | 38,537 | / |
| Toy | 75 | 31,865 | / |
| Thy | 75 | 4,102 | / |
| Tohyoh | 73 | 136 | / |
| Tohyae | 73 | 40 | / |
| Tuoyoh | 73 | 4 | / |
| Thooth | 73 | 4 | / |
| Tohyod | 73 | 3 | / |
| Tohyeh | 73 | 2 | / |
| Thooye | 73 | 1 | / |
| Tooweh | 73 | 1 | / |
| Tooyeh | 73 | 1 | / |
| Tohyee | 73 | 1 | / |
| Tuohys | 73 | 0 | / |
| Toohee | 73 | 0 | / |
| Toohoe | 73 | 0 | / |
| Thuy | 67 | 145,392 | / |
| Htoo | 67 | 92,436 | / |
| Tojo | 67 | 32,712 | / |
| Toya | 67 | 14,725 | / |
| Toyi | 67 | 10,550 | / |
| Toyo | 67 | 10,481 | / |
| Tosh | 67 | 7,981 | / |
| Toye | 67 | 6,416 | / |
| Thoo | 67 | 3,357 | / |
| Toop | 67 | 2,557 | / |
| Thay | 67 | 2,463 | / |
| Touh | 67 | 1,737 | / |
| Toot | 67 | 1,608 | / |
| Toch | 67 | 1,146 | / |
| Tahy | 67 | 703 | / |
| Toos | 67 | 596 | / |
| They | 67 | 506 | / |
| Tuhy | 67 | 505 | / |
| Thoy | 67 | 495 | / |
| Toio | 67 | 229 | / |
| Tohu | 67 | 166 | / |
| Tood | 67 | 161 | / |
| Toys | 67 | 145 | / |
| Thoh | 67 | 85 | / |
| Todh | 67 | 84 | / |
| Tyoh | 67 | 79 | / |
| Thyy | 67 | 72 | / |
| Toih | 67 | 63 | / |
| Tuoy | 67 | 45 | / |
| Tooz | 67 | 33 | / |
| Touy | 67 | 27 | / |
| Htoy | 67 | 20 | / |
| Tooe | 67 | 20 | / |
| Tooa | 67 | 13 | / |
| Toyé | 67 | 9 | / |
| Toyy | 67 | 7 | / |
| Tioy | 67 | 4 | / |
| Toph | 67 | 4 | / |
| Thúy | 67 | 4 | / |
| Toyz | 67 | 3 | / |
| Thiy | 67 | 3 | / |
| Tohá | 67 | 3 | / |
| Toiy | 67 | 3 | / |
| Hthy | 67 | 3 | / |
| Toyd | 67 | 2 | / |
| Htoh | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ttoo | 67 | 2 | / |
| Tojy | 67 | 2 | / |
| Toyh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Toyt | 67 | 1 | / |
| Toyè | 67 | 1 | / |
| Thùy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Thủy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Thầy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tgoy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Toïy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Thyø | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tohd | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tohs | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tohz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Toyj | 67 | 1 | / |
| Thyh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Thyi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Touiohe | 67 | 0 | / |
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