Tottle Surname

411,077th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 849 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Wales

Tottle 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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Tottle Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England4251:131,10112,983
Canada1431:257,66124,352
United States891:4,072,572219,877
Wales841:36,8403,652
Australia521:519,14839,018
New Zealand351:129,38115,740
South Africa71:7,739,672177,858
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
France21:33,211,361423,184
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2801:87,0559,135
Wales211:74,6863,520
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States221:2,282,667111,005

Tottle 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. From Tothill, a parish co. Lincoln. "A totehill is an eminence from whence there is a good look-out." Cheshire, Archœol. xix., 39. 2. The same as Tootal, Tuttle, and the Irish name Tuathal. O'Reilly renders tuathal the left hand, and tuathal, tuathallach, awkward, ungainly, clownish, rustic, left-handed, undexterous.

Ludus Patronymicus (1868) by Richard Stephen Charnock

Tottle Last Name Facts

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

The last name Tottle occurs in England more than any other country or territory. It can occur as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Tottle? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 411,077th most commonly used surname worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 8,583,682 people. The last name Tottle occurs predominantly in Europe, where 61 percent of Tottle live; 60 percent live in Northern Europe and 60 percent live in British Isles.

The last name Tottle is most numerous in England, where it is borne by 425 people, or 1 in 131,101. In England Tottle is most prevalent in: Somerset, where 24 percent are found, Hampshire, where 9 percent are found and Norfolk, where 7 percent are found. Beside England Tottle exists in 17 countries. It is also found in Canada, where 17 percent are found and The United States, where 10 percent are found.

Tottle Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Tottle has changed through the years. In England the share of the population with the last name increased 152 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it increased 405 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Wales it increased 400 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Tottle Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Tottle last name are 1.38% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 51.85% being registered with the political party.

The amount Tottle earn in different countries varies significantly. In South Africa they earn 36.91% more than the national average, earning R 325,356 per year; in United States they earn 3.87% more than the national average, earning $44,820 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.57% more than the national average, earning $52,949 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tottles9213/
Tottler922/
Tottley921/
Toottle920/
Totle9159/
Tottlepp863/
Tuttle8339,665/
Tootle831,925/
Tattle83167/
Totele83165/
Thotle8342/
Totley8328/
Tottla8310/
Tostle838/
Totile835/
Tettle834/
Totlee831/
Tottli831/
Toztle831/
Tuotle830/
Totles830/
Tole8013,310/
Tostile77104/
Tattler7753/
Tattley7749/
Thotlei7732/
Töttler7721/
Tochtle7715/
Tuttles7712/
Toettli7712/
Thottla778/
Tothele772/
Tottail772/
Tuttlle772/
Teuttle772/
Toytler772/
Thotele772/
Tuttley771/
Tootles771/
Thotlee771/
Toitler771/
Totitel771/
Tettley770/
Tootele770/
Tuttler770/
Ttuttle770/
Thole7330,767/
Toole7313,747/
Toler7312,314/
Tolle737,585/
Totla734,060/
Toles734,057/
Toleu731,809/
Tolea731,514/
Toyle73648/
Tolep73536/
Toule73471/
Tolie73213/
Toley73201/
Tolei73167/
Totli73164/
Tutle73122/
Tolee73112/
Tatle73106/
Toleh7370/
Toile7360/
Tolet7360/
Tetle7347/
Tolge7333/
Toled7316/
Tohle7315/
Tuole739/
Tolhe736/
Htole732/
Totly731/
Ttale731/
Tosle731/
Thotthil715/
Totthill715/
Tuttlett712/
Tuttlesr711/
Tootelle711/
Thottlla711/
Tolley6714,348/
Tooley678,204/
Toller673,415/
Tetley673,404/
Teutle671,790/
Toulet671,491/
Tollet671,323/
Tolles671,293/
Tatler67611/
Tootla67458/
Tholey67380/
Tolesh67345/
Tooles67329/
Tollie67308/
Tetlie67306/
Tuolee67250/
Tholle67188/
Tatley67156/
Thotli67155/
Toulee67145/
Tatile6788/
Tohlee6787/
Thoule6785/
Toulei6782/
Totlis6774/
Toilei6773/
Toolie6767/
Toulle6766/
Tohleh6760/
Taetle6742/
Tutler6741/
Tosler6741/
Ștolea6740/
Tattla6739/
Tettli6739/
Toledh6736/
Tatele6735/
Tosley6734/
Totlla6732/
Tuttla6730/
Tholep6725/
Tuttli6725/
Tolher6723/
Tastle6718/
Tooler6716/
Toilee6716/
Tholee6715/
Thetle6714/
Touley6714/
Tollea6714/
Toiles6712/
Toyler6711/
Touleh6711/
Tohler679/
Toilet678/
Toetly677/
Tolleu676/
Toloey676/
Toolea676/
Toteal675/
Tothla675/
Tutles675/
Toiler675/
Tollei674/
Todtli674/
Toleat674/
Tolees674/
Tutley673/
Toylee673/
Tutlle673/
Teetle673/
Tollez673/
Thatle673/
Toolee673/
Touled673/
Thoole672/
Tholge672/
Thotly672/
Toyley672/
Toslee672/
Toutla672/
Toules672/
Tholie672/
Toledp672/
Touler671/
Tattly671/
Tuoley671/
Tolled671/
Httale671/
Dtoler671/
Tuttly671/
Toiley671/
Toitellet671/
Toleyt671/
Toteil671/
Totlaa671/
Totlia671/
Ttolle671/
Ttotla671/
Tahtle671/
Tuolle671/
Totail671/
Toulie671/
Tetleh671/
Toylie671/
Tootly671/
Toslea671/
Toless671/
Tolitt671/
Toileu671/
Toille671/
Tole'e671/
Totilh671/
Toulea671/
Tostli671/
Tattli671/
Thoile671/
Tholei671/
Thôtle671/
Ttaule671/
Tuolie671/
Tohlea671/
Toleis671/
Toleap671/
Tattielle671/
Toyles670/
Thutle670/
Tolead670/
Tustle670/
Tuitle670/
Totlay670/
Toglie670/
Tousle670/
Ttoler670/
Tolech670/

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