Tosh Surname

62,841st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7,981 people bear this surname

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

Tosh Surname Definition:

A shortened form of (Macin)tosh, which see. Alexander Tosche admitted burgess of Aberdeen in 1606 (NSCM., I, p. 102). Margaret Toash in Aberdeen, 1794 (Aberdeen CR ). John Tosh died in Alloa, 1939.

Tosh Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2,8941:125,24513,309
India1,5981:480,01624,403
Canada8161:45,1545,560
Scotland6921:7,7371,166
England5591:99,67510,532
Northern Ireland3351:5,5081,032
Australia3261:82,8099,597
Iran3011:255,09119,118
South Africa971:558,53343,702
New Zealand401:113,20814,508
Papua New Guinea371:220,37130,351
Belize361:9,8741,292
Israel321:267,42624,032
Taiwan211:1,116,4167,706
Nigeria201:8,857,138186,571
Isle of Man161:5,3641,196
Kenya131:3,552,30039,474
Japan101:12,784,42945,945
Saudi Arabia91:3,428,42432,607
Jamaica91:318,8838,136
France91:7,380,302306,885
Brazil81:26,759,292405,030
Germany61:13,417,576340,600
Georgia61:624,25819,750
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Afghanistan61:5,358,86425,178
Ireland51:941,78816,185
Thailand51:14,127,669603,945
Egypt41:22,983,93862,368
Malaysia41:7,373,556230,001
Bangladesh41:39,839,19317,324
Wales31:1,031,51134,732
Spain31:15,584,012120,866
Netherlands31:5,629,059132,535
Barbados31:95,8161,797
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Iceland21:190,0456,825
Guatemala21:8,041,3349,698
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
Chad11:13,592,19913,092
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Croatia11:4,228,60499,289
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Rwanda11:11,364,9785,947
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Paraguay11:7,236,74616,511
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland1471:30,1353,045
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland6281:5,961870
England501:487,50726,996
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3941:127,45912,279

The alternate forms: Tösh (4) are calculated separately.

Tosh (2,387) may also be a first name.

Tosh Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

A shortened form of (Macin)tosh, which see. Alexander Tosche admitted burgess of Aberdeen in 1606 (NSCM., I, p. 102). Margaret Toash in Aberdeen, 1794 (Aberdeen CR ). John Tosh died in Alloa, 1939.

The Surnames of Scotland (1946) by George Fraser Black (1866-1948)

This name is met quite frequently in north-east Ulster. It is simply an abbreviation of the Scottish Mackintosh, gaelice Mac an toisich, i.e. in Irish Mac an Taoisigh.

Supplement to Irish Families (1964) by Edward MacLysaght

An abbreviated form of the Scottish Mackintosh found in northeast Ulster. SIF 148*

A Guide to Irish Names (1964) by Edward MacLysaght

A known abbreviation of Mac Intosh. "Old Molly Tosh, who long kept the Red Lion in Churchway, North Shields, became Mary Macintosh on her tombstone, where she lies sound asleep with a bundle of manuscript correspondence under her head." Folks of Shields.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

William de Tosca, Normandy 1198 (Magni Rotuli Scaccarii Normanniae); Ralph le Tock, Engl. c. 1272 (Rotuli Hundredorum).

The Norman People (1874)

Tosh Last Name Facts

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

The surname Tosh (Bengali: তোষ, Georgian: ტოშ, Hindi: तोष, Marathi: तोष, Oriya: େତାଷ, Tibetan: ཏོཤ་) occurs in The United States more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as a variant: Tösh. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Tosh? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 62,841st most frequently held last name world-wide, held by around 1 in 913,112 people. Tosh is primarily found in The Americas, where 32 percent of Tosh are found; 31 percent are found in North America and 31 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Tosh is also the 151,946th most numerous first name in the world. It is borne by 2,387 people.

The last name Tosh is most numerous in The United States, where it is held by 2,894 people, or 1 in 125,245. In The United States Tosh is primarily concentrated in: Arkansas, where 5 percent live, Illinois, where 5 percent live and Virginia, where 5 percent live. Aside from The United States this last name occurs in 73 countries. It is also found in India, where 20 percent live and Canada, where 10 percent live.

Tosh Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Tosh has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Tosh last name increased 735 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Scotland it increased 110 percent between 1881 and 2014; in England it increased 1,118 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it decreased 97 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Tosh Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Tosh last name is predominantly Presbyterian (40%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Tosh surname are 13.33% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 60.1% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Tosh earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 192.96% more than the national average, earning R 696,180 per year; in United States they earn 2.27% less than the national average, earning $42,170 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.48% more than the national average, earning $52,408 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tösh924/
Tosch891,838/
Toush8981/
Toshh8971/
Toshe8944/
Thosh8911/
Toesh897/
Toosh892/
Ttosh891/
Toish890/
Totsh890/
Toh8654,952/
Tos862,877/
Totsch80334/
Tousch80133/
Tosche8017/
Toushe8013/
Thoshe805/
Toesch804/
Toshch802/
Totshe802/
Thosph801/
Toishe801/
Thoish801/
Thoush801/
Tash7517,285/
Tous755,701/
Tose754,487/
Tost753,480/
Touh751,737/
Tesh751,690/
Tush751,223/
Toch751,146/
Toss751,102/
Toes75791/
Toos75596/
Thos75585/
Tois75342/
Tots75265/
Tohu75166/
Toys75145/
Tuos75120/
Thoh7585/
Todh7584/
Toih7563/
Tojs7536/
Tohy7510/
Tods758/
Toxh755/
Tosz755/
Toxs755/
Toph754/
Ttos754/
Tosc754/
Tohá753/
Tozh752/
Htoh752/
Toyh751/
Tosp751/
Tohc751/
Tohd751/
Tohs751/
Tohz751/
Tgos751/
Dtos751/
Toshova735,458/
Toshche73737/
Toutsch7393/
Totsche7352/
Toshshe7326/
Tousche739/
Tohsche732/
Todsche730/
To67488,234/
Touch6776,444/
Tesch6714,833/
Toche673,192/
Tosse673,183/
Tasch672,233/
Tusch671,577/
Tushe671,037/
Thoss671,027/
Toots67803/
Tazsh67596/
Toich67348/
Tösch67330/
Tashe67320/
Tatsh67249/
Touhs67239/
Toise67213/
Totss67206/
Thash67199/
Teshh67184/
Tooch67183/
Todts67165/
Ttash67153/
Toose67129/
Touse67119/
Totts67112/
Those67103/
Totse6795/
Tohtz6792/
Täsch6781/
Thoos6775/
Taush6768/
Thous6764/
Toohy6762/
Teush6754/
Todds6752/
Tashh6752/
Thush6751/
Tohyi6746/
Thois6743/
Tuoch6740/
Teesh6737/
Touss6728/
Todse6725/
Totch6724/
Toost6717/
Taesh6715/
To'th6715/
Tahsh6713/
Tooys6713/
Torzs6712/
Thoih6712/
Toshowna6711/
Tüsch6711/
Taash678/
Tohii678/
Tosze677/
Touts676/
Toyse675/
Tooht675/
Tuoss674/
Thouh673/
Thesh673/
Thosz673/
Thohy672/
Tohij672/
Tohiy672/
Toist672/
Thoys672/
Toust671/
Htesh671/
Dthos671/
Tohgi671/
Toezs671/
Tozzs671/
Toohe671/
Tuish671/
Tadsh671/
Toith671/
Htoth671/
Tgash671/
Toschová671/
Torzh671/
Tohdt671/
Thoïs671/
Gytoh671/
Toiss671/
Tushh671/
Thuoh671/
Tuoha671/
Ttous671/
Toyds671/
Tostt671/
Toths671/
Tasht671/
tot H671/
Toess670/
Tocht670/
Tosst670/
Tuose670/
Tozch670/

Tosh Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Tosh in the Georgian language
ტოშtosh-
Tosh in the Bengali language
তোষtosa-
Tosh in the Oriya language
େତାଷetasa97.85
ସୋଷsosa1.49
Tosh in the Hindi language
तोषtosa95.17
तोशtosa4.83
Tosh in the Marathi language
तोषtosa75
तोशtosa16.67
्तोषtosa8.33
Tosh in the Tibetan language
ཏོཤ་tosha66.67
སྟོཤ་tosha33.33

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