Toomer Surname

99,545th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,754 people bear this surname

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

Toomer Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from an occupation. 'the toomer'.' Toom, to take wool off the cards' (Halliwell). (2) Local, 'of St. Omer'.

William de St. Omero, Wiltshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Petronilla de St. Omero, Cambridgeshire, ibid.

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Toomer Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3,3811:107,20511,746
England7671:72,6448,304
New Zealand1721:26,3274,610
Australia1521:177,60318,018
Canada1451:254,10824,080
Jamaica801:35,8742,456
Wales211:147,35910,403
South Africa81:6,772,213167,054
Philippines61:16,873,037249,062
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland61:738,31121,113
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England4671:52,1966,311
Jersey11:51,8823,898
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States5481:91,6409,416

Toomer Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from an occupation. 'the toomer'.' Toom, to take wool off the cards' (Halliwell). (2) Local, 'of St. Omer'.

William de St. Omero, Wiltshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Petronilla de St. Omero, Cambridgeshire, ibid.

A common entry in the Hundred Rolls; probably this is the origin:

Richard de Tomere, Somerset, 1 Edward III: Kirby's Quest.

Thomas de Thomere, Somerset, 1 Edward III: ibid.

These are strongly in favour of the St. Omer theory.

1608. Married — Tobias Humber and Sarah Toomer: St. James, Clerkenwell.

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

Is from the North. French place-name St. Omer, anciently St. Audomar, with the t of St. attracted to the pers. name [the pers. name is a compound of O.Ger. aud( = Old Norse auð-r = Old Saxon ód=O.E. eád), prosperity, wealth, happiness, and mári ( = Old English mœre), famous] William de St. Omero.—Hundred Rolls

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

1. From St. Omer. So Tooley from St. Olave; Tanswell from St. Anne's Well, &c. 2. The process of taking wool from the card is called tooming, and hence possibly the name may be the designation of that employment.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Osbert Toulemer, Tollemer, or Tolemer, Normandy 1180-95 (Magni Rotuli Scaccarii Normanniae).

The Norman People (1874)

Toomer Last Name Facts

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

Toomer is found in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Toomer click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Toomer? popularity and diffusion

Toomer is the 99,545th most frequently held family name throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,532,929 people. The surname Toomer is mostly found in The Americas, where 62 percent of Toomer are found; 60 percent are found in North America and 60 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

The surname Toomer is most prevalent in The United States, where it is borne by 3,381 people, or 1 in 107,205. In The United States it is most prevalent in: Georgia, where 11 percent live, South Carolina, where 10 percent live and Florida, where 9 percent live. Aside from The United States it exists in 24 countries. It also occurs in England, where 16 percent live and New Zealand, where 4 percent live.

Toomer Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Toomer has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Toomer last name increased 617 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 164 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Toomer Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Toomer surname is predominantly Catholic (83%) in Ireland.

In The United States Toomer are 1.88% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 51.35% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Toomer earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 36.29% more than the national average, earning R 323,880 per year; in United States they earn 12.17% less than the national average, earning $37,898 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.61% less than the national average, earning $49,382 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Toomere9251/
Toommer920/
Tomer916,091/
Toome91642/
Toomey8315,910/
Thomer83532/
Toomes83490/
Tommer83307/
Toomet83199/
Tomere8386/
Toomeh8325/
Toomre8322/
Tosmer8311/
Toumer8310/
Toomei8310/
Tomehr839/
Toomee837/
Toemer834/
Tomeer834/
Tomier834/
Toomea832/
Thoome832/
Toomie831/
Tomear831/
Tomert831/
Toimer831/
Tomerz831/
Tomerd831/
Tohmer830/
Toomez830/
Tome8095,201/
Toumert77286/
Thomere77237/
Toomire77230/
Thomeer7786/
Thoomes7766/
Toommee7718/
Toumier779/
Thoomey773/
Toummer773/
Thomier772/
Thommer772/
Toommey771/
Toumear771/
Toumeer771/
Tommier771/
Tommert771/
Thomeur771/
Toumeur771/
Toemear771/
Thoemer770/
Toomyre770/
Toometh770/
Tamer7390,779/
Thome7323,923/
Tomei7315,282/
Tümer7311,000/
Tomes736,533/
Tomey732,710/
Tohme732,074/
Tomie731,993/
Tooma731,512/
Tomme731,014/
Tomeh73851/
Tumer73548/
Toomy73329/
Toume73273/
Tomee73245/
Tomet73227/
Tomez73200/
Tomeu73172/
Tomre73138/
Tomea7379/
Támer7379/
Tomir7371/
Tomed7367/
Toomi7354/
Toime7345/
Tomhe7322/
Tomej7315/
Tosme737/
Tomeï735/
Tomeś732/
Tomyr732/
Ttome731/
Toyme731/
Tomèe731/
Tomée731/
Tomșe731/
Tomge730/
Tomerova719/
Thoumere717/
Thoommee714/
Toummert711/
D'Toomey711/
Thamer6739,041/
Tamere673,634/
Tamher671,109/
Tameur671,086/
Tammer67982/
Tommey67659/
Thomey67604/
Teumer67588/
Tommei67530/
Thümer67490/
Tuomey67444/
Tamert67372/
Toumeh67355/
Thumer67273/
Tohmeh67272/
Tameer67253/
Toumir67209/
Tommie67202/
Toumey67165/
Toomay67152/
Thomre67143/
Toomoi67136/
Tomesh67128/
Thomée67116/
Thomee67114/
Tasmer6768/
Tomeij6768/
Tommes6768/
Tummer6764/
Thoume6760/
Tujmer6759/
Thomez6754/
Taumer6746/
Tuymer6743/
Tamier6741/
Thomie6740/
Thomeu6737/
Thomme6737/
Toumie6731/
Thomir6730/
Thomeh6729/
Toomis6726/
Thomér6725/
Tometz6724/
Tomeit6724/
Tuomie6723/
Tomeys6722/
Thomei6722/
Tommet6721/
Thomea6718/
Toumei6716/
Tomire6715/
Tumert6715/
Tomess6714/
Tomecz6714/
Tommee6713/
Tomeap6713/
Tamehr6712/
Tommeu6711/
Toomaa6710/
Toomma6710/
Tuomes6710/
Toomaj679/
Tomair677/
Tumier675/
Taamer675/
Tomiea675/
Tamerr675/
Toumes674/
Tomehy674/
Toimet673/
Tomeić673/
Tohmey672/
Thoomi672/
Toomiy672/
Thoomy672/
Tahmer672/
Tameir672/
Tomeas672/
Thomèe672/
Tommeh672/
Tomeis672/
Toimie671/
Toymei671/
Toymey671/
Tomets671/
Tumerr671/
Thoime671/
Tamear671/
Tumere671/
Toommy671/
Totmeh671/
Toumed671/
Thom'e671/
Tomihe671/
Tamerh671/
Tamerz671/
Tamger671/
Tomeed671/
Tomees671/
Tomeyz671/
Tomheu671/
Toimre671/
Toumme671/
Thomäe671/
Too'ma671/
Tomeha671/
To'meh671/
Tomyor671/
Tuimer671/
Tomead671/
Toyhme671/
Toomoy671/
Toumee671/
Thomed671/
Tatmer670/
Tohmie670/
Tosmey670/
Tommed670/
Tumeer670/

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