Tootill Surname

411,077th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 849 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Guernsey

Tootill 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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Tootill Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England5171:107,77211,228
United States1471:2,465,707151,024
New Zealand541:83,85811,975
Canada511:722,46357,796
Australia221:1,227,07766,405
France161:4,151,420237,746
South Africa131:4,167,516132,322
Scotland101:535,38220,332
Switzerland61:1,368,81977,571
Wales51:618,90625,852
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Isle of Man11:85,8224,091
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Slovenia11:2,487,67531,128
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Guernsey11:64,4392,137
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland51:885,97323,404
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England4041:60,3357,064
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States281:1,793,52492,026

Tootill 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

Tootill Last Name Facts

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

The surname Tootill is held by more people in England than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of Tootill.

How Common Is The Last Name Tootill? popularity and diffusion

It is the 411,077th most widely held last name internationally, held by around 1 in 8,583,682 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 66 percent of Tootill are found; 63 percent are found in Northern Europe and 63 percent are found in British Isles.

The last name is most prevalent in England, where it is held by 517 people, or 1 in 107,772. In England Tootill is most frequent in: Greater Manchester, where 37 percent live, West Yorkshire, where 8 percent live and Greater London, where 6 percent live. Outside of England Tootill exists in 17 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 17 percent live and New Zealand, where 6 percent live.

Tootill Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Tootill has changed over time. In England the share of the population with the surname rose 128 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it rose 525 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Scotland it rose 1,000 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Tootill Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the surname is primarily Methodist (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Tootill last name are 13.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 60% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Tootill earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 137.08% more than the national average, earning R 563,388 per year; in United States they earn 7.9% more than the national average, earning $46,559 USD per year and in Canada they earn 14.07% more than the national average, earning $56,673 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

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Totill921/
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Tootell861,471/
Tothill86544/
Toothil860/
Totil83114/
Tooll834/
Toill831/
Totthill805/
Touthill804/
Toothell800/
Tutill77248/
Tottil77123/
Tootel7712/
Tosill779/
Totell773/
Tatill772/
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Toille771/
Tostil771/
Tostll771/
Totilh771/
Toll737,819/
Tool731,358/
Toil7381/
Totl736/
Tuthill714,497/
Thottil7121/
Tostell715/
Toedtil712/
Tuttill711/
Tothiel711/
Tathill710/
Toostel710/
Toole6713,747/
Tolle677,585/
Tholl671,702/
Thool67942/
Totel67421/
Tatil67308/
Tutthill67106/
Toull6762/
Toile6760/
Tosil6759/
Htoil6752/
Thoil6749/
Tocil679/
Tutil676/
Thotthil675/
Thotl675/
Tottl674/
Ttotl673/
Totlt672/
Tudthill671/
Toisl671/
Totlh671/
Toohl671/
Ttall671/
Thoisell670/

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