Toorn Surname

676,370th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 441 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Toorn Surname User-submission:

Toren means 'tower' in Dutch. Tooren and Toorn are old ways of writing this name.

Toorn Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands2661:63,48610,925
South Africa1431:378,86533,977
United States151:24,163,929685,360
England31:18,572,686338,250
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
France11:66,422,722504,397
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Toorn (20) may also be a first name.

Toorn Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Toren means 'tower' in Dutch. Tooren and Toorn are old ways of writing this name.

- jaapdeboer

Toorn Last Name Facts

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

The last name Toorn occurs more in The Netherlands more than any other country/territory. It may appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Toorn? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 676,370th most prevalent last name world-wide, borne by around 1 in 16,525,047 people. The surname is mostly found in Europe, where 63 percent of Toorn live; 61 percent live in Western Europe and 61 percent live in Germanic Europe. Toorn is also the 2,446,817th most frequently occurring given name throughout the world, held by 20 people.

It is most commonly occurring in The Netherlands, where it is borne by 266 people, or 1 in 63,486. In The Netherlands Toorn is most prevalent in: South Holland, where 45 percent live, Gelderland, where 29 percent live and North Holland, where 10 percent live. Beside The Netherlands Toorn is found in 15 countries. It also occurs in South Africa, where 32 percent live and The United States, where 3 percent live.

Toorn Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Toorn has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Toorn surname increased 1,500 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Toorn Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Toorn surname are 19.9% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 66.67% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Toorn earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 18.39% more than the national average, earning R 281,340 per year and in United States they earn 66.66% more than the national average, earning $71,912 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tooren91163/
Toorin912/
Toorne910/
Torn891,992/
Tooring8316/
Tooraen8312/
Toorren832/
Tooreen831/
Thoorne830/
Thorn8062,376/
Torne8011,694/
Torin804,045/
Tourn802,483/
Toren801,492/
Torén80365/
Toryn80179/
Torng80178/
Torrn8014/
Torín803/
Tornø803/
Htorn801/
Toern801/
Tornt801/
Tuorn801/
Torèn801/
Thorne7356,663/
Toring733,983/
Torion733,766/
Thorén733,029/
Thorin732,277/
Thoren731,864/
Torina731,806/
Tourne731,119/
Torren731,086/
Tourin73171/
Tornøe73165/
Torenc73135/
Torien73110/
Toryna73108/
Torrin7395/
Tosrin7394/
Touren7363/
Toräng7340/
Torinc7335/
Toreng7332/
Thourn7330/
Torent7320/
Toruen7320/
Toreen7317/
Torgin7315/
Toirin7314/
Tohrin739/
Thornn738/
Toryon737/
Thorèn737/
Torzyn736/
Thoryn736/
Toerin736/
Torenn735/
Thornø735/
Torend734/
Toiren732/
Torrén732/
Tohrne731/
Torhne731/
Torrne731/
Totrin731/
Tourng731/
Thornh731/
Torync731/
Torinn731/
Tojren731/
Toreun731/
Thornd730/
Toyrne730/
Torrent678,465/
Toerien671,901/
Tarn671,334/
Torrion67809/
Totring67390/
Thoreen67222/
Tourenq67211/
Tourina6778/
Torring6772/
Turn6772/
Thourin6763/
Tornova6758/
Toureng6743/
Torrång6738/
Toureen6734/
Türn6733/
Thoiren6731/
Thorzén6730/
Thouren6724/
Tornová6721/
Thoirin6717/
Tourenc6716/
Toireng6715/
Touring678/
Thorren678/
Thorien675/
Torrien674/
Torrina674/
Torrenk674/
Torenne673/
Tousrin673/
Thoresn672/
Thornth672/
Thornøe672/
Thorzen672/
Tourend671/
Tourgin671/
Thorend671/
Torroen671/
Touhrin671/
Thorrin671/
Thorinn671/
Thornqu671/
Tourrin670/
Torreen670/

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