Totty Surname

161,852nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,689 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Jersey

Totty Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Otto.' But possibly the Danish Thjod (v. Yonge). But far more probably the nick, of Otty or Oddy (which see), one of the most popular names of the time. Several Yorkshire font-names took an initial T as their nick, before a vowel; compare Tagg and Taggy for Agg and Aggy.

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Totty Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,6791:215,87821,019
England4381:127,21012,694
Egypt1831:502,38128,715
Nigeria1681:1,054,42144,098
New Zealand371:122,38715,192
Papua New Guinea191:429,14355,452
Scotland191:281,78013,396
Wales191:162,87011,152
Canada181:2,046,977128,463
India151:51,137,692512,385
Ivory Coast131:1,774,71034,235
Saudi Arabia91:3,428,42432,607
Ukraine81:5,690,337241,823
South Africa81:6,772,213167,054
Australia81:3,374,463124,818
Brazil61:35,679,055486,536
China41:341,830,39216,990
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
Indonesia31:44,083,065698,220
Spain31:15,584,012120,866
Jersey31:33,0674,675
Peru21:15,892,06251,966
Hong Kong21:3,667,74211,574
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
France21:33,211,361423,184
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Malta11:430,2723,380
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Guernsey11:64,4392,137
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Congo11:4,989,09634,171
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Cayman Islands11:63,8932,384
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England3041:80,1828,629
Wales91:174,2686,522
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2511:200,07417,416

Totty (356) may also be a first name.

Totty Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Otto.' But possibly the Danish Thjod (v. Yonge). But far more probably the nick, of Otty or Oddy (which see), one of the most popular names of the time. Several Yorkshire font-names took an initial T as their nick, before a vowel; compare Tagg and Taggy for Agg and Aggy. Nevertheless, the instance recorded below, Robertus Thotte, looks very like the Danish Thjod.

Beatrix Totty, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.

Willelmus Totty, 1379: ibid.

The following pair are registered together:

Johannes Totty, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.

Robertus Thotte, 1379: ibid.

1577. George Tottie and Elizabeth Periman: Marriage Lic. (London).

1789. Married — John Byrneand Mary Tottey: St. George, Hanover Square.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

(English) descendants of the Anglo-Saxon Tota, Totta, pet forms of one of the Torht- [Old English torht, glorious] names (thus the eighth-cent. bishop of Leicester Torhthelm was familiarly Totta), + the English diminutive suff. -ie, -y.

Johannes Totty.—Yorks Poll-Tax, A.D. 1379.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Totty Last Name Facts

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

The last name Totty is more frequently found in The United States than any other country or territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Totty? popularity and diffusion

It is the 161,852nd most commonly held surname worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 2,710,132 people. The surname Totty is mostly found in The Americas, where 43 percent of Totty are found; 43 percent are found in North America and 43 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Totty is also the 461,707th most commonly used first name throughout the world. It is borne by 356 people.

Totty is most commonly held in The United States, where it is borne by 1,679 people, or 1 in 215,878. In The United States it is primarily concentrated in: Texas, where 11 percent reside, Virginia, where 10 percent reside and Missouri, where 6 percent reside. Outside of The United States it is found in 42 countries. It is also common in England, where 16 percent reside and Egypt, where 7 percent reside.

Totty Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Totty has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Totty surname increased 669 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 144 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it increased 211 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Totty Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Totty surname are 10.55% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 57.32% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Totty earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 81.75% less than the national average, earning R 43,380 per year; in United States they earn 0.86% more than the national average, earning $43,522 USD per year and in Canada they earn 15.3% more than the national average, earning $57,284 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tottey91280/
Tuotty911/
Tottoy911/
Toty896,938/
Tottaya831/
Totti8010,475/
Tutty802,983/
Totta801,882/
Totoy801,115/
Totte80845/
Totit80780/
Totyi80431/
Totet80287/
Touty80227/
Tooty80225/
Totey80207/
Tatty80174/
Totté80171/
Totay80166/
Totiy8060/
Tothy8019/
Toity8016/
Toyty801/
Totuy801/
Totyo801/
Totter73613/
Thotti73427/
Tothet73374/
Toytoy73278/
Tottis73242/
Tottie73230/
Thotte73208/
Toutit73182/
Toutay7386/
Tottet7364/
Tuttey7361/
Toğtay7355/
Toutet7346/
Toutoy7331/
Thotiy7330/
Totays7325/
Totaya7324/
Toitay7320/
Toitet7316/
Tattay7315/
Totysh7315/
Tottes7314/
Thouty7313/
Thotey7313/
Toteet738/
Toetti737/
Toteat737/
Toutti737/
Tostte736/
Toitti736/
Tottaa735/
Tattey735/
Toette735/
Toutta735/
Tostoy734/
Tottha734/
Tootta734/
Toytay734/
Thothy733/
Thotay733/
Tuotte733/
Toutte733/
Thatty732/
Toothy732/
Totthi732/
Tottoa732/
Tostti732/
Tothuy732/
Tothey731/
Thosty731/
T'Oity731/
Toetay731/
Tottai731/
Tuotey731/
Totteh731/
Tottio731/
Totysz731/
Toutey731/
Thotyi731/
Todtay731/
Totest731/
Tottit731/
Tootte730/
Tuitty730/
Tootti730/
Tootey730/
Touthy730/
Tootit730/
Tota6771,789/
Taty6727,990/
Toti6717,991/
Tote6711,304/
Tuty67803/
Thuotte67238/
Toté6797/
Thothiy6756/
Thoitay6752/
Thattey6738/
Touttee6725/
Toutaya676/
Thothet675/
Touttée674/
Totj674/
Toutitt674/
Totè674/
Thottaa673/
Thootey672/
Thoutte672/
Thotteh672/
Tostter672/
Ttootta671/
Thootta671/
Thottha671/
Thoutti671/
Thoitti671/
Totá671/
Tóty671/
Totooyi671/
Toutoit671/
Touttet671/
Toottaa671/
Tohtaya671/
Tootter670/
Toothey670/
Toutter670/

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