Totty Surname
Approximately 2,689 people bear this surname
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.
Read More About This SurnameTotty Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1,679 | 1:215,878 | 21,019 |
| England | 438 | 1:127,210 | 12,694 |
| Egypt | 183 | 1:502,381 | 28,715 |
| Nigeria | 168 | 1:1,054,421 | 44,098 |
| New Zealand | 37 | 1:122,387 | 15,192 |
| Papua New Guinea | 19 | 1:429,143 | 55,452 |
| Scotland | 19 | 1:281,780 | 13,396 |
| Wales | 19 | 1:162,870 | 11,152 |
| Canada | 18 | 1:2,046,977 | 128,463 |
| India | 15 | 1:51,137,692 | 512,385 |
| Ivory Coast | 13 | 1:1,774,710 | 34,235 |
| Saudi Arabia | 9 | 1:3,428,424 | 32,607 |
| Ukraine | 8 | 1:5,690,337 | 241,823 |
| South Africa | 8 | 1:6,772,213 | 167,054 |
| Australia | 8 | 1:3,374,463 | 124,818 |
| Brazil | 6 | 1:35,679,055 | 486,536 |
| China | 4 | 1:341,830,392 | 16,990 |
| Russia | 3 | 1:48,041,019 | 639,186 |
| Indonesia | 3 | 1:44,083,065 | 698,220 |
| Spain | 3 | 1:15,584,012 | 120,866 |
| Jersey | 3 | 1:33,067 | 4,675 |
| Peru | 2 | 1:15,892,062 | 51,966 |
| Hong Kong | 2 | 1:3,667,742 | 11,574 |
| Uganda | 2 | 1:19,519,640 | 189,114 |
| France | 2 | 1:33,211,361 | 423,184 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Panama | 1 | 1:3,912,258 | 17,195 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Malta | 1 | 1:430,272 | 3,380 |
| Jordan | 1 | 1:8,842,437 | 26,010 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Guernsey | 1 | 1:64,439 | 2,137 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Congo | 1 | 1:4,989,096 | 34,171 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| Cayman Islands | 1 | 1:63,893 | 2,384 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 304 | 1:80,182 | 8,629 |
| Wales | 9 | 1:174,268 | 6,522 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 251 | 1:200,074 | 17,416 |
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.
(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.
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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.
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