Toothill Surname

491,125th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 674 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Jersey

Toothill Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Totehill,' i.e. the look-out hill. Many spots are so called in all parts of England. A hill with a good outlook against an enemy's approach. There are two Tottle Banksintheold parish of Ulverston, each with a good outlook.

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Toothill Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England4501:123,81812,430
United States991:3,661,201203,401
Canada681:541,84745,466
Australia141:1,928,26488,951
New Zealand141:323,45226,435
Wales141:221,03813,576
Scotland61:892,30328,047
Jersey51:19,8403,614
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England3791:64,3157,406
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States251:2,008,747100,426

Toothill Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Totehill,' i.e. the look-out hill. Many spots are so called in all parts of England. A hill with a good outlook against an enemy's approach. There are two Tottle Banksintheold parish of Ulverston, each with a good outlook. 'Totehyll, montaignette': Palsgrave. 'A tote-hill is an eminence from whence there is a good outlook': Ches. Archaeol.

'Item, the same dayc paicd for a great bote ... to wayte upon the Kinges grace the French Yorke place to Brydewell, and the Frenchthence to Totehill,' 1531: Privy Purse Expenses, Henry VIII.

'Totehylle, specula': Promptorium Parvulorum 'Totehylle, or hey place of lokynge': ibid. In Way's notes thereon he quotes Wyclifs translation of a Kings v. 7: 'Forso the David toke the tote hil Syon, that is, the citee of David.' For various instances of the word, v. Way's note. We still use the verb to 'tout' or 'toot,' spy about, and the substantive 'touter'; v. Skeat on tout.

'On Tootle Height, in the township of Dilworth (Ribchester), there is a valuable stone quarry': Baines' Lancashire.

'Near the Forest Chapel is a small quadrangular Roman camp, situate on a hill called Toot-hill: Earwaker's East Cheshire ii. 437, Macclesfield Forest Township.

The Romans had used the hill for the same purpose seemingly.

Custance Totel, -Cambridgeshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Roger Tothull, Oxfordshire, ibid.

Johannes de Totehill, 1179: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.Stolen from Fore bears

Willelmus de Totehill, 1379: ibid.

Johannes de Tutill, 1379: ibid.

Agnes fil. Thome de Totehil, 1379: ibid.

John de Totehill, 1379: ibid.

Alice Tootell, of Bardsea, 1693: Lancashire Wills at Richmond.

William Tootle, of Atherton, 1587: Wills at Chester.

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

(English) Dweller at a Toot-Hill, i.e. a Look-out - Hill [Middle English totehill, totehylle; from Middle English toten, Old English tótian, to peep out, project + Old English hyll, a hill] John de Totehill.—-Yorks Poll-Tax, A.D. 1379.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(English) Dweller at a toot-hill, i.e., a hill with a good outlook to detect an enemy's approach; one who came from Tothill (lookout hill), the name of places in Lincolnshire and Middlesex.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Toothill Last Name Facts

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

The last name Toothill occurs in England more than any other country/territory. It can appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Toothill? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 491,125th most widely held last name internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 10,812,383 people. It is predominantly found in Europe, where 71 percent of Toothill reside; 71 percent reside in Northern Europe and 71 percent reside in British Isles.

The last name Toothill is most numerous in England, where it is borne by 450 people, or 1 in 123,818. In England it is most numerous in: West Yorkshire, where 30 percent are found, Staffordshire, where 8 percent are found and North Yorkshire, where 8 percent are found. Without taking into account England this surname exists in 11 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 15 percent are found and Canada, where 10 percent are found.

Toothill Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Toothill has changed through the years. In England the number of people who held the Toothill last name rose 119 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it rose 396 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Toothill Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Toothill surname are 24.66% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 71.43% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Toothill earn in different countries varies markedly. In United States they earn 37.99% more than the national average, earning $59,540 USD per year and in Canada they earn 8.25% less than the national average, earning $45,584 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Toothhill941/
Tootill93849/
Tothill93544/
Toothil930/
Totthill885/
Touthill884/
Toothell880/
Tootil865/
Totill861/
D'Tootill821/
Tuthill804,497/
Tootell801,471/
Tothiel801/
Tathill800/
Totil77114/
Tutthill75106/
Thotthil755/
Tudthill751/
Tootelle751/
Tootle711,925/
Tutill71248/
Tottil71123/
Tootel7112/
Totile715/
Tathil714/
Totell713/
Thotil712/
Tuthil712/
Tatill712/
Totilh711/
Totail711/
Toteil711/
Tostll711/
Tostil711/
Tostile67104/
Thottil6721/
Totl676/
Thathil675/
Tathile675/
Tostell675/
Tothele672/
Tottail672/
Toedtil672/
Totitel671/
Totheel671/
Tuttill671/
Ttathil671/
Tutthil670/
Tootele670/
Tuthiel670/
Tuthile670/
Toostel670/
Toottle670/
Tuthell670/

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