Tooland Surname

7,593,402nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6 people bear this surname

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

Tooland Surname Definition:

Ó Tuathaláin in Ulster, the province of its origin, is now usually Toland, while in Mayo it is Tolan, though a century ago in Mayo it was Toolan. This is the natural pronunciation having regard to the Irish form and indeed it was so called in its homeland, the barony of Tirhugh, Co.

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Tooland Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States61:60,409,8221,028,827
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States101:5,021,868210,693

Tooland Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Ó Tuathaláin in Ulster, the province of its origin, is now usually Toland, while in Mayo it is Tolan, though a century ago in Mayo it was Toolan. This is the natural pronunciation having regard to the Irish form and indeed it was so called in its homeland, the barony of Tirhugh, Co. Donegal, when Petty's “census” was taken in 1659-60: in that document the prefix O, now discarded, is retained. The O'Toolans migrated, like many other Donegal families, to Mayo with some of the leading O'Donnells in 1602; but many remained, as is proved by the hearth money rolls of 1665 in which as O'Toolan and O'Twolan the name occurs frequently. In the Book of Lecan the sept appears as cenel Tulán. It was however, found in Co. Sligo long before that. Petrus Ó Tuathaláin was vicar of Killaspugbrone in the barony of Carbury in 1306; and a Fiant of 1594 includes an O'Tolan of Co. Sligo. According to O'Donovan's editorial note in the “Annals of the Four Masters” the Tolans went to Mayo in the seventeenth century with the O'Donnells; he adds that in Achill the name became Thulis.

Supplement to Irish Families (1964) by Edward MacLysaght

Tooland Last Name Facts

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

Tooland has its highest incidence in The United States. It can appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Tooland? popularity and diffusion

It is the 7,593,402nd most frequently used last name on earth, held by around 1 in 1,214,590,986 people. The last name Tooland occurs mostly in The Americas, where 100 percent of Tooland are found; 100 percent are found in North America and 100 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

This last name is most frequently used in The United States, where it is carried by 6 people, or 1 in 60,409,822. In The United States it is mostly found in: Pennsylvania, where 83 percent reside and Ohio, where 17 percent reside.

Tooland Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Tooland has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Tooland last name fell 40 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Tooland Last Name Statistics demography

Tooland earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 15.55% less than the national average, earning $36,438 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Toland928,436/
Toolan921,669/
Totland861,159/
Tolland86704/
Tosland86138/
Tholand8611/
Toyland866/
Thoolan863/
Touland862/
Tolands861/
Tolan8310,542/
Thotland8029/
Toliaand801/
Tousland801/
Toulland801/
Tollands800/
Toulan773,484/
Tolang77952/
Tollan77807/
Toylan77528/
Tolane77466/
Tolain77258/
Tolyan77157/
Tholan77133/
Tolian77102/
Tolgan7762/
Taland7759/
Tolond7749/
Tohlan7739/
Tolant7716/
Tolean7713/
Tolhan778/
Toilan774/
Tuland773/
Tolaan771/
Toolon770/
Toolam770/
Toliang71354/
Toulane71178/
Toulain7174/
Talland7173/
Tolaine7159/
Thuland7156/
Tutland7153/
Tholean7119/
Toulant7118/
Tolante7117/
Tolhang7117/
Tauland7112/
Toleang7111/
Toullan7110/
Toulang7110/
Totlian716/
Tholane714/
Tuleand712/
Tollant712/
Tollian712/
Toilian711/
Tollamn711/
Toolong711/
Toulian711/
Thaland711/
Thollan711/
Taleand711/
Talhand711/
Tollain711/
Toolham711/
Tolanne711/
Tholain711/
Tolaane711/
Tolahan711/
Tolhanh711/
Tollang711/
Tholian711/
Tulland710/
Tasland710/
Tholhan710/
Teuland710/
Talan6720,227/
Tolon671,855/
Tolam67397/
Tolanova6773/
Tolasing6754/
Thauland6750/
Toutlian6719/
Tolón6719/
Thuiland679/
Toutlyan676/
Tolyatin673/
Tolàn673/
Tolán673/
Tolòn672/
Thooloon671/
Toillian671/
Tooloing671/
Thalaund671/
Thoulane671/
Tallands671/
Tálan671/
Tallandt671/
Talliand671/
Tohlanng671/
Touslain671/
Thaliand671/
Totlhang671/
Thoulang671/
Talyamnd671/

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