Tooker Surname

161,852nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,689 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Cayman Islands

Tooker Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from an occupation. 'the tucker,' which see. The Somersetshire form was almost invariably Touker.

Alex, le Toukere, Somerset, 1 Edward III: Kirby's Quest.

Matilda Toukere, Somerset, 1 Edward III: ibid.

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Tooker Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2,4261:149,40615,389
Canada911:404,89735,698
England781:714,33440,171
Australia751:359,94330,133
New Zealand121:377,36028,765
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Cayman Islands11:63,8932,384
Guatemala11:16,082,66812,169
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland21:2,214,93333,683
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England361:677,09432,515
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States7721:65,0507,087

Tooker (16) may also be a first name.

Tooker Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from an occupation. 'the tucker,' which see. The Somersetshire form was almost invariably Touker.

Alex, le Toukere, Somerset, 1 Edward III: Kirby's Quest.

Matilda Toukere, Somerset, 1 Edward III: ibid.

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

(Anglo-French-Teut.) Tucker, Fuller (of cloth) [Middle English to(u)ker(e, tuker(e, tokker, a fuller; from French toquer ( = toucher), to beat, knock; of Teutonic orig.: cp. Low Ger. tukken = Ger. zucken, to twitch, jerk, etc.] Roger le Tukere. —Hund. Rolls, A. D. 1274.

Alex’ le Toukere.—Sows. Subs. Roll, A.D. 1327.

John Touker (Soms.).—MSS. Dn. & Ch. Wells, A.D. 1474-5.

Taillours, tanneris,And tokkeris bothe.—Piers Plowman, 438-9 (MS. Trin. 2).

Tucker, sb., fuller.—West Devon Gloss., A.D. 1796.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Tooker Last Name Facts

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

Tooker is more frequently found in The United States than any other country or territory. It may also occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Tooker? popularity and diffusion

Tooker is the 161,852nd most widespread surname at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 2,710,132 people. The last name Tooker is mostly found in The Americas, where 67 percent of Tooker reside; 67 percent reside in North America and 67 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 2,786,762nd most commonly held forename on earth, borne by 16 people.

This last name is most frequent in The United States, where it is held by 2,426 people, or 1 in 149,406. In The United States Tooker is most numerous in: Nevada, where 9 percent are found, Texas, where 7 percent are found and Florida, where 6 percent are found. Besides The United States Tooker is found in 10 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 3 percent are found and England, where 3 percent are found.

Tooker Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Tooker has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Tooker surname rose 314 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 217 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Tooker Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Tooker surname is primarily Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States Tooker are 21.13% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 67.9% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Tooker earn in different countries varies significantly. In United States they earn 5.96% more than the national average, earning $45,720 USD per year and in Canada they earn 26.43% less than the national average, earning $36,550 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Thooker9232/
Tookeer921/
Toocker920/
Toker9119,712/
Toothker860/
Thoker835,554/
Tocker83710/
Tokeer8372/
Tokere8329/
Tokker8319/
Touker8319/
Tuoker8318/
Tokerd8312/
Todker838/
Tokher836/
Tooqer836/
Tokert835/
Tookir834/
Toyker833/
Tokier832/
Toeker831/
Tokear831/
Tokeir831/
Toiker831/
Thookheer801/
Thokher77154/
Thocker7778/
Tokerød7731/
Toecker7720/
Thouker7718/
Toukeer7718/
Tooqeer7716/
Toukere7710/
Tthoker775/
Tokhert773/
Toocher772/
Toucker772/
Tockeer771/
Thokeer771/
Thokere771/
Thokker771/
Tuokere771/
Tokherh771/
Tockerd770/
Tokre731,885/
Taker73867/
Tokir73410/
Tuker73232/
Toqer7397/
Tokyr732/
Thogkerd7117/
Thoucker718/
Tokerova711/
Toukheer711/
Thoukeer711/
Thokheer711/
Thogkert711/
Tucker67311,116/
Thaker678,236/
Tacker671,679/
Tukker671,596/
Tocher671,425/
Toqeer671,417/
Toukir671,181/
Toquer67564/
Takher67260/
Takere67145/
Takker67128/
Takerd6794/
Tokhir6769/
Tokire6767/
Thokre6756/
Taşker6752/
Tukere6743/
Toqere6742/
Tašker6741/
Tahker6738/
Touqer6729/
Tauker6722/
Takier6716/
Toukre678/
Tozkir678/
Tukeer677/
Takeer676/
Takert676/
Tokkir675/
Tukcer675/
Thuker674/
Toikir674/
Taaker674/
Tooqir673/
Toqqer672/
Tutker671/
Toycer671/
Tukher671/
Tokhyr671/
Toucer671/
Toqeir671/
Tuiker670/
Teuker670/
Tudker670/

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