Tothill Surname

577,768th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 544 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
New Zealand

Tothill 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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Tothill Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1901:293,25322,497
United States1171:3,097,940179,693
Australia991:272,68424,601
New Zealand491:92,41512,718
Canada311:1,188,56786,017
South Africa221:2,462,623101,019
Wales191:162,87011,152
Scotland91:594,86921,724
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Jersey11:99,2026,620
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
France11:66,422,722504,397
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland21:2,214,93333,683
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2261:107,85610,669
Wales101:156,8426,008
Scotland21:1,871,60827,884
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States251:2,008,747100,426

Tothill 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

V. Toothill.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

"A Tote-hill is an eminence from whence there is a good lookout." Cheshire. Archaeologia, six. 39. "Totehyll, montaignette." Palsgrave, 1530,-an evident derivative of the Anglo-Saxon verb totian, to elevate or lift.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

A location name in Lincolnshire.

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

Tothill or Tothill is a name now rare in the county. The mayors of Exeter in 1552, 1668, and 1677 bore this name (I.). In 1755 Thomas Tothill, Esq., of Dolbeare, aged 60, was buried at Ashburton (W. A.). A few of the name still reside in Exeter. Tothill is a Lincolnshire parish.

Homes of Family Names in Great Britain (1890) by Henry Brougham Guppy

Tothill Last Name Facts

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

The surname Tothill is more commonly found in England than any other country or territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Tothill? popularity and diffusion

The last name Tothill is the 577,768th most frequently occurring family name at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 13,396,224 people. Tothill is primarily found in Europe, where 41 percent of Tothill live; 40 percent live in Northern Europe and 40 percent live in British Isles.

The surname is most widely held in England, where it is borne by 190 people, or 1 in 293,253. In England Tothill is mostly found in: Greater London, where 16 percent reside, Somerset, where 11 percent reside and Essex, where 10 percent reside. Outside of England this last name is found in 15 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 22 percent reside and Australia, where 18 percent reside.

Tothill Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Tothill has changed through the years. In England the number of people bearing the Tothill surname declined 16 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it expanded 468 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Wales it expanded 190 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it expanded 450 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Tothill Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Tothill last name is primarily Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Tothill last name are 33.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 80% being registered with the political party.

The amount Tothill earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 76.15% less than the national average, earning R 56,676 per year; in United States they earn 21.19% more than the national average, earning $52,291 USD per year and in Canada they earn 29.07% more than the national average, earning $64,124 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Toothill93674/
Totthill935/
Touthill934/
Totill921/
Toothhill881/
Tuthill864,497/
Tootill86849/
Tethill861/
Tothiel861/
Toothil860/
Tathill860/
Totil83114/
Tutthill80106/
Thotthil805/
Tudthill801/
Toothell800/
Tottil77123/
Tootil775/
Totile775/
Tathil774/
Totell773/
Thotil772/
Tatill772/
Tuthil772/
Totail771/
Toteil771/
Tostll771/
Tostil771/
Totilh771/
D'Tootill751/
Totl736/
Tootell711,471/
Tostile71104/
Thottil7121/
Tathile715/
Thathil715/
Tostell715/
Thethil712/
Tottail712/
Tothele712/
Toedtil712/
Totitel711/
Taethil711/
Totheel711/
Ttathil711/
Tuthile710/
Tuthiel710/
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Tuthell710/
Totel67421/
Tatil67308/
Tataille67230/
Totle6759/
Tetil6742/
Thotl675/
Tottl674/
Ttotl673/
Totlt672/
Thuthile671/
Thuthiel671/
Thadthil671/
Totlh671/
Tootelle671/
Thathile671/
Tatehell670/
Tasthell670/

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