Tootle Surname

213,822nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,925 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Isle of Man

Tootle 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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Tootle Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,5571:232,79322,391
England3221:173,03715,826
Canada141:2,631,828153,264
Scotland81:669,22723,443
Isle of Man71:12,2602,387
Wales61:515,75523,171
Denmark31:1,881,57267,227
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Haiti11:10,683,90724,607
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
France11:66,422,722504,397
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1941:125,64611,793
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
Wales11:1,568,41619,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2081:241,43620,158

Tootle (25) may also be a first name.

Tootle 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

1 for Tootel(l1 q.v.

2 for Toothill, q.v.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Tootle Last Name Facts

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

The surname Tootle is most common in The United States. It may appear as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of Tootle.

How Common Is The Last Name Tootle? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 213,822nd most prevalent last name worldwide, held by around 1 in 3,785,738 people. Tootle occurs mostly in The Americas, where 82 percent of Tootle are found; 82 percent are found in North America and 82 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Tootle is also the 2,136,160th most frequently held first name world-wide, borne by 25 people.

This last name is most common in The United States, where it is borne by 1,557 people, or 1 in 232,793. In The United States Tootle is mostly found in: Georgia, where 24 percent are found, Florida, where 11 percent are found and North Carolina, where 9 percent are found. Not including The United States it exists in 13 countries. It is also found in England, where 17 percent are found and Canada, where 1 percent are found.

Tootle Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Tootle has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name rose 749 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 166 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it rose 800 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it rose 600 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Tootle Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Tootle surname are 26.81% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 73.58% being registered with the political party.

The amount Tootle earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 5.1% less than the national average, earning $40,948 USD per year and in Canada they earn 9.95% more than the national average, earning $54,624 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tootles921/
Tootele920/
Toottle920/
Toole9113,747/
Totle9159/
Tootelle861/
Tooley838,204/
Tottle83849/
Tootla83458/
Tooles83329/
Totele83165/
Toolie8367/
Thotle8342/
Totley8328/
Tooler8316/
Tostle838/
Toolea836/
Totile835/
Toolee833/
Thoole832/
Totlee831/
Toztle831/
Tootly831/
Tuotle830/
Totles830/
Tole8013,310/
Tostile77104/
Toosley7769/
Thotlei7732/
Tochtle7715/
Tottles7713/
D'Toole776/
Toolley772/
Tothele772/
Tottler772/
Toytler772/
Thotele772/
Tottley771/
Tooller771/
Toolees771/
Thotlee771/
Toitler771/
Toolett770/
Toosler770/
Thooley770/
Toothil770/
Thole7330,767/
Toler7312,314/
Tolle737,585/
Totla734,060/
Toles734,057/
Toleu731,809/
Tolea731,514/
Toyle73648/
Tolep73536/
Toule73471/
Toola73335/
Tolie73213/
Toley73201/
Tolei73167/
Totli73164/
Tutle73122/
Tolee73112/
Tatle73106/
Toleh7370/
Tooly7368/
Toile7360/
Tolet7360/
Tolge7333/
Toled7316/
Tohle7315/
Tuole739/
Tolhe736/
Htole732/
Totly731/
Ttale731/
Tosle731/
Toothill71674/
Tottlepp713/
Tooleová711/
Toothell710/
Tuttle6739,665/
Tolley6714,348/
Toller673,415/
Teutle671,790/
Toulet671,491/
Tollet671,323/
Tolles671,293/
Toolit67891/
Tatler67611/
Tholey67380/
Tolesh67345/
Tollie67308/
Tuolee67250/
Tholle67188/
Toolis67184/
Tattle67167/
Tatley67156/
Thotli67155/
Toulee67145/
Tatile6788/
Tohlee6787/
Thoule6785/
Toulei6782/
Totlis6774/
Toilei6773/
Toulle6766/
Tohleh6760/
Tutler6741/
Tosler6741/
Ștolea6740/
Toledh6736/
Tatele6735/
Tosley6734/
Tutele6734/
Totlla6732/
Tholep6725/
Tolher6723/
Toloit6723/
Tastle6718/
Toilee6716/
Tholee6715/
Touley6714/
Tollea6714/
Toiles6712/
Toyler6711/
Touleh6711/
Tottla6710/
Tohler679/
Toilet678/
Toetly677/
Tolleu676/
Toloey676/
Toteal675/
Tothla675/
Tutles675/
Toiler675/
Toolla674/
Tollei674/
Todtli674/
Toleat674/
Tolees674/
Tutley673/
Toylee673/
Tutlle673/
Tollez673/
Thatle673/
Touled673/
Tholge672/
Thotly672/
Toyley672/
Toslee672/
Toolia672/
Toutla672/
Toules672/
Tholie672/
Toledp672/
Toothhill671/
Touler671/
Tuoley671/
Tolled671/
Httale671/
Dtoler671/
Toiley671/
Toitellet671/
Toleyt671/
Toolid671/
Tooloy671/
Toteil671/
Totlaa671/
Totlia671/
Tottli671/
Ttolle671/
Ttotla671/
Thooli671/
Tahtle671/
Toolio671/
Tuolle671/
Totail671/
Toulie671/
Toylie671/
Toolai671/
Toolay671/
Tooloa671/
Tooloi671/
Toolya671/
Toslea671/
Toless671/
Toileu671/
Toille671/
Tole'e671/
Totilh671/
Toulea671/
Tostli671/
Thoile671/
Tholei671/
Thôtle671/
Ttaule671/
Ttooli671/
Tuolie671/
Tohlea671/
Toleis671/
Toleap671/
Toyles670/
Thutle670/
Toolly670/
Tolead670/
Tustle670/
Tuitle670/
Totlay670/
Toglie670/
Tousle670/
Ttoler670/
Tolech670/

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