Tookey Surname

318,279th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,176 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Tookey Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Tochi,' a variant of Tuck, which see, where Domesday instances will be found. This derivation is absolutely certain, as proved by the Hundred Roll references below.

Richard Toky, Wiltshire, 1273.

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Tookey Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England6391:87,1969,501
United States2581:1,404,88096,935
Canada1651:223,30721,472
New Zealand381:119,16614,967
Wales281:110,5198,545
Australia131:2,076,59293,242
Scotland91:594,86921,724
Netherlands61:2,814,529101,176
South Africa51:10,835,541204,227
Nigeria31:59,047,586507,603
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
France21:33,211,361423,184
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland21:2,214,93333,683
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England3951:61,7107,184
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1181:425,58231,158

Tookey (11) may also be a first name.

Tookey Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Tochi,' a variant of Tuck, which see, where Domesday instances will be found. This derivation is absolutely certain, as proved by the Hundred Roll references below.

Richard Toky, Wiltshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

John Toky, Oxfordshire, ibid.

Thomas Toky, Oxfordshire, ibid.

William Toky, Oxfordshire, ibid.

1599. Thomas Tookye, Leicestershire: Register of the University of Oxford.

1604. Job Tookye, Leicestershire: ibid.

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

Adam Toky, Somerset, 1 Edward III: ibid.

1624. William Elliott and Joane Tuckey: Marriage Lic (London).

1779. Married — Henry Tookey and Ann Beardshaw: St. George, Hanover Square.

1782. — Francis Tookie and Elizabeth Elborn: ibid.

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

(Anglo-Scand.) the I3th-cent. Toky, 11th cent. Tokig: the same name as Took(e, Toke (q.v.), with the diminutive suff.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Tookey Last Name Facts

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

The last name Tookey occurs in England more than any other country or territory. It may also appear as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Tookey? popularity and diffusion

It is the 318,279th most frequent last name on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 6,196,893 people. This surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 59 percent of Tookey are found; 58 percent are found in Northern Europe and 58 percent are found in British Isles. Tookey is also the 3,487,849th most frequently occurring given name in the world. It is borne by 11 people.

Tookey is most frequently held in England, where it is borne by 639 people, or 1 in 87,196. In England Tookey is most frequent in: Greater London, where 19 percent reside, Leicestershire, where 8 percent reside and East Sussex, where 7 percent reside. Other than England Tookey occurs in 16 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 22 percent reside and Canada, where 14 percent reside.

Tookey Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Tookey has changed over time. In England the number of people bearing the Tookey surname rose 162 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it rose 219 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Ireland it contracted 50 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Tookey Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the last name is principally Catholic (50%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Tookey last name are 12.85% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 59.62% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Tookey earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 63.96% less than the national average, earning R 85,656 per year; in United States they earn 9.44% less than the national average, earning $39,076 USD per year and in Canada they earn 15.04% more than the national average, earning $57,157 CAD per year.

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Tokeyoh773/
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Tokye737/
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Tokje734/
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Takeyu6712/
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Tokayu6710/
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Tokysh679/
Toketh679/
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Takeyh678/
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Tokiye677/
Tokawe677/
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Togkay676/
Tooqer676/
Tukeyo676/
Thooka676/
Totcke675/
Takhey675/
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Thokiy673/
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Tuokhe671/
Thoked671/
Toucke670/
Tokeep670/

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