Touhey Surname

285,302nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,348 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Cayman Islands

Touhey Surname Definition:

(Irish) Descendant of the sturdy man; grandson of Tuathach (rustic, or a lord).

Touhey Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,0211:355,00431,741
England1771:314,79123,605
Canada561:657,95753,499
Ireland541:87,2034,973
Northern Ireland121:153,7538,250
New Zealand51:905,66545,114
Scotland51:1,070,76331,189
Wales31:1,031,51134,732
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
France21:33,211,361423,184
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Cayman Islands11:63,8932,384
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland411:108,0466,702
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England351:696,43933,013
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2301:218,34218,603

Touhey Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Irish) Descendant of the sturdy man; grandson of Tuathach (rustic, or a lord).

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Touhey Last Name Facts

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

Touhey is borne by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It can also be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Touhey? popularity and diffusion

The surname Touhey is the 285,302nd most commonly used last name globally, borne by approximately 1 in 5,406,191 people. This last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 80 percent of Touhey are found; 80 percent are found in North America and 80 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

Touhey is most frequently used in The United States, where it is borne by 1,021 people, or 1 in 355,004. In The United States Touhey is most frequent in: New York, where 15 percent are found, Massachusetts, where 10 percent are found and Florida, where 10 percent are found. Not including The United States this surname is found in 18 countries. It is also found in England, where 13 percent are found and Canada, where 4 percent are found.

Touhey Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Touhey has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name grew 444 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 506 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it grew 132 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Touhey Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Touhey surname is principally Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States Touhey are 9.45% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 56.22% being registered with the party.

The amount Touhey earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 8.54% more than the national average, earning $46,836 USD per year and in Canada they earn 19.95% more than the national average, earning $59,596 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Twouhey920/
Touhy91372/
Touhe91327/
Tuhey91222/
Touey91175/
Touher8325/
Touheu8323/
Douhey8314/
Touhed836/
Tuheyo834/
Touhet834/
Touhie833/
Touhei833/
Touhay832/
Toueye831/
Tuheye831/
Touahe831/
Touhae831/
Thouey831/
Toujhy831/
Touhee831/
Toehey830/
Tuahey830/
Tauhey830/
Teuhey830/
Toue801,841/
Tuey80487/
Tuhe8081/
Touy8027/
Touheed77372/
Touhier7715/
Touheet775/
Thoohey773/
Tyohuhe771/
Touhaye771/
Touhiya771/
Touhoue771/
Tuheeyo771/
Touhayi771/
Tuohy736,517/
Touha731,217/
Touer73953/
Touah73568/
Thouy73448/
Twohy73335/
Touih73279/
Douhe73252/
Touet73243/
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Tuhoy73183/
Tuhay73168/
Tooey73102/
Touee73100/
Douey7380/
Tuhei7359/
Touhi7358/
Toehe7344/
Touyz7342/
Tuheu7330/
Toueh7314/
Touay7311/
Tueye739/
Touae737/
Touie735/
Thuey734/
Toues734/
Theuy733/
Thwey733/
Tauhe733/
Touyé733/
Tuhae732/
Tyouy732/
Toued732/
Tuhie731/
Twhey731/
Touea731/
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Touez731/
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Toohe731/
Tueyt731/
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Htoue731/
Tohuy731/
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Tueya731/
Tuahy730/
Tauhy730/
Thouheed718/
Tousseya712/
Touchoue711/
Touheish711/
Touhid677,286/
Tue674,002/
Tueyot67832/
Touhou67496/
Touach67447/
Douhet67371/
Tuseya67116/
Thouez67105/
Douhay6796/
Tuseyi6762/
Thweyi6752/
Douhei6740/
Twohie6735/
Tuhaye6733/
Tahuhe6732/
Tauher6730/
Touaya6728/
Toehay6724/
Touhat6721/
Touhui6719/
Tueyeh6714/
Touhad6714/
Tuhoye6711/
Tuhaya6711/
Douheu6711/
Touyeh6710/
Tuuhea6710/
Tauhee679/
Doueyh678/
Douehe678/
Tueyos677/
Touyya676/
Touawe676/
Teuheu675/
Tuohea675/
Tueyod675/
Doueye674/
Tuseyo674/
Douher673/
Tueyes673/
Touaha673/
Tuteya672/
Touaye672/
Tuheja672/
Tyouha672/
Touich672/
Touayo672/
Touhai672/
Touowe672/
Touyie672/
Douhez672/
Tuteyo672/
Doueya671/
Toueie671/
Toohay671/
Tooheu671/
Tueyet671/
Thouih671/
Thuher671/
Tueyee671/
Tiouha671/
Thouhi671/
Toehee671/
Duheye671/
Tuseyu671/
Tuteye671/
Tousea671/
Touyit671/
Touiyo671/
Toujie671/
Touath671/
Touchouya671/
Touhga671/
Touhhayee671/
Tuhayi671/
Tuheeh671/
Touyss671/
Touayi671/
Dtouah671/
Touoyo671/
Tuyhya671/
Tuohys670/
Twoohy670/
Toohee670/
Twahey670/
Twhoey670/
Touett670/
Twohiy670/
Twohea670/

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
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