Toombs Surname
Approximately 7,942 people bear this surname
Toombs Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Thomas,' from the nick. Tom, or Toms, with intrusive 'b' after 'm'.
1632. Roger Newcourt and Alice Tomes: Marriage Lic. (Faculty Office).
1683. Married — Edward Tomes and Dorothy Collier: St.
Read More About This SurnameToombs Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 6,359 | 1:56,999 | 6,784 |
| England | 640 | 1:87,059 | 9,491 |
| Canada | 439 | 1:83,931 | 9,326 |
| Australia | 302 | 1:89,390 | 10,284 |
| Northern Ireland | 54 | 1:34,167 | 3,366 |
| Wales | 33 | 1:93,774 | 7,567 |
| Isle of Man | 25 | 1:3,433 | 731 |
| New Zealand | 25 | 1:181,133 | 19,287 |
| South Africa | 25 | 1:2,167,108 | 94,352 |
| Mexico | 9 | 1:13,791,801 | 45,470 |
| Norway | 4 | 1:1,285,572 | 69,185 |
| Scotland | 4 | 1:1,338,454 | 35,497 |
| Philippines | 3 | 1:33,746,074 | 302,898 |
| France | 2 | 1:33,211,361 | 423,184 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| South Korea | 2 | 1:25,620,128 | 4,175 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Senegal | 1 | 1:14,579,342 | 11,705 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Taiwan | 1 | 1:23,444,746 | 93,622 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Vietnam | 1 | 1:92,646,054 | 8,382 |
| Jersey | 1 | 1:99,202 | 6,620 |
| Belize | 1 | 1:355,474 | 3,977 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 23 | 1:192,603 | 9,322 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 289 | 1:84,344 | 8,923 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:3,743,216 | 32,299 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 813 | 1:61,770 | 6,770 |
Toombs (20) may also be a first name.
Toombs Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Thomas,' from the nick. Tom, or Toms, with intrusive 'b' after 'm'.
1632. Roger Newcourt and Alice Tomes: Marriage Lic. (Faculty Office).
1683. Married — Edward Tomes and Dorothy Collier: St. James, Clerkenwell.
1701. — Thomas Tombes and Mary Broffe: ibid.
1702. — Abraham Russell and Rebeccah Tombs: St. Michael, Cornhill.
For Tom(e)s, q.v.
(English) Descendant of Tom, a pet form of Thomas (a twin).
Ferguson derives this surname, and Tombleson, from an old High German root, tuom, equivalent to A.-Saxon dom., judgment; but as he puts them in juxtaposition with Thoms, Thomson, Tomkin, and other known derivatives of "Thomas." his etymology is not to be accepted. If this name is pronounced Tombs, it is no doubt the genitive of Tom.
From the Old Norse, Tumi; from the Dutch, Toom, Thoms; from the Danish, Thom; from the German, Thomas, Tomisch; a personal name.
Toombs Demographics
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Toombs Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Toombs Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Toombs is borne by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Toombs? popularity and diffusion
It is the 63,111th most widely held surname throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 917,596 people. The surname is mostly found in The Americas, where 86 percent of Toombs reside; 86 percent reside in North America and 85 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Toombs is also the 2,446,817th most commonly used first name globally, held by 20 people.
This last name is most frequent in The United States, where it is held by 6,359 people, or 1 in 56,999. In The United States it is most prevalent in: Texas, where 11 percent are found, Virginia, where 9 percent are found and Florida, where 7 percent are found. Outside of The United States this last name occurs in 29 countries. It is also found in England, where 8 percent are found and Canada, where 6 percent are found.
Toombs Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Toombs has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Toombs last name grew 782 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 221 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it grew 400 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it declined 96 percent between 1901 and 2014.
Toombs Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the surname is primarily Episcopalian (30%) in Ireland.
In The United States those bearing the Toombs surname are 9.81% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 56.58% registered with the party.
The amount Toombs earn in different countries varies markedly. In Norway they earn 6.41% less than the national average, earning 323,909 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 40.76% more than the national average, earning R 334,500 per year; in United States they earn 4.41% less than the national average, earning $41,246 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.6% less than the national average, earning $47,893 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thoombs | 92 | 1 | / |
| Tombs | 91 | 3,277 | / |
| Toomb | 91 | 68 | / |
| Thombs | 83 | 563 | / |
| Toumbs | 83 | 127 | / |
| Toonbs | 83 | 4 | / |
| Toomps | 83 | 4 | / |
| Tommbs | 83 | 2 | / |
| Tonmbs | 83 | 0 | / |
| Tombss | 83 | 0 | / |
| Toembs | 83 | 0 | / |
| Tomb | 80 | 1,117 | / |
| Toombsová | 80 | 1 | / |
| Tambs | 73 | 141 | / |
| Tomps | 73 | 109 | / |
| Toumb | 73 | 65 | / |
| Tumbs | 73 | 63 | / |
| Toimb | 73 | 12 | / |
| Thomb | 73 | 1 | / |
| Thomps | 67 | 66 | / |
| Thumbs | 67 | 4 | / |
| Tompsz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Toinbs | 67 | 1 | / |
| Thoumb | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tounbs | 67 | 1 | / |
| Toonvs | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tuumbs | 67 | 1 | / |
| Toompe | 67 | 0 | / |
| Thambs | 67 | 0 | / |
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