Tookey Surname
Approximately 1,176 people bear this surname
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.
Read More About This SurnameTookey Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 639 | 1:87,196 | 9,501 |
| United States | 258 | 1:1,404,880 | 96,935 |
| Canada | 165 | 1:223,307 | 21,472 |
| New Zealand | 38 | 1:119,166 | 14,967 |
| Wales | 28 | 1:110,519 | 8,545 |
| Australia | 13 | 1:2,076,592 | 93,242 |
| Scotland | 9 | 1:594,869 | 21,724 |
| Netherlands | 6 | 1:2,814,529 | 101,176 |
| South Africa | 5 | 1:10,835,541 | 204,227 |
| Nigeria | 3 | 1:59,047,586 | 507,603 |
| Thailand | 3 | 1:23,546,115 | 908,588 |
| Russia | 2 | 1:72,061,528 | 727,117 |
| Spain | 2 | 1:23,376,018 | 128,922 |
| France | 2 | 1:33,211,361 | 423,184 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Northern Ireland | 1 | 1:1,845,036 | 20,648 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 2 | 1:2,214,933 | 33,683 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 395 | 1:61,710 | 7,184 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 118 | 1:425,582 | 31,158 |
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.
(Anglo-Scand.) the I3th-cent. Toky, 11th cent. Tokig: the same name as Took(e, Toke (q.v.), with the diminutive suff.
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Tookey Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Tookey Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Tookey is found in England more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Tookey? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 318,279th most frequent surname worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 6,196,893 people. The surname Tookey is mostly found in Europe, where 59 percent of Tookey live; 58 percent live in Northern Europe and 58 percent live in British Isles. It is also the 3,487,849th most frequently used given name at a global level It is held by 11 people.
This last name is most frequent in England, where it is carried by 639 people, or 1 in 87,196. In England Tookey is most numerous in: Greater London, where 19 percent reside, Leicestershire, where 8 percent reside and East Sussex, where 7 percent reside. Other than England this last name is found in 16 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 22 percent reside and Canada, where 14 percent reside.
Tookey Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Tookey has changed through the years. In England the number of people bearing the Tookey surname grew 162 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it grew 219 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Ireland it declined 50 percent between 1901 and 2014.
Tookey Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the last name is predominantly Catholic (50%) in Ireland.
In The United States Tookey are 12.85% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 59.62% 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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