Touhy Surname

766,190th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 372 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Ireland

Touhy Surname Definition:

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

Touhy Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2861:1,267,33989,284
Ireland431:109,5105,657
England241:2,321,58686,519
Australia141:1,928,26488,951
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland161:276,86711,455
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England91:2,708,37473,770
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1091:460,72233,053

Touhy 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

Touhy Last Name Facts

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

Touhy is found most in The United States. It may occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Touhy? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 766,190th most commonly occurring family name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 19,590,177 people. It occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 73 percent of Touhy live; 73 percent live in North America and 73 percent live in Anglo-North America.

It is most common in The United States, where it is held by 286 people, or 1 in 1,267,339. In The United States Touhy is mostly found in: Illinois, where 44 percent are found, California, where 13 percent are found and New York, where 10 percent are found. Without taking into account The United States it exists in 8 countries. It is also found in Ireland, where 12 percent are found and England, where 6 percent are found.

Touhy Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Touhy has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Touhy surname expanded 262 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Ireland it expanded 269 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in England it expanded 267 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Touhy Last Name Statistics demography

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

In The United States those holding the Touhy surname are 10.81% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 57.58% being registered to vote for the political party.

Touhy earn around the same as the average income. In United States they earn 4.08% more than the national average, earning $44,909 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Touhey911,348/
Touhay912/
Toujhy911/
Touh891,737/
Tuhy89505/
Touy8927/
Tohy8910/
Touch8076,444/
Tuohy806,517/
Touya802,889/
Touha801,217/
Thouy80448/
Tohoy80447/
Touhe80327/
Touih80279/
Touhs80239/
Touye80236/
Tuhey80222/
Tuhoy80183/
Touey80175/
Tuhay80168/
Tohya80110/
Tohay80101/
Toush8081/
Tohey8071/
Touyo8067/
Toohy8062/
Touhi8058/
Tohyo8049/
Tohyi8046/
Touyz8042/
Toueh8014/
Touay8011/
Toahy805/
Thouh803/
Tuhya803/
Touyé803/
Tuhyi803/
Thohy802/
Taouy802/
Tohiy802/
Tyouy802/
Touiy801/
Tohuy801/
Touyt801/
Toehy800/
Tauhy800/
Tuy7537,508/
Toy7531,865/
Tou7520,463/
Thy754,102/
Tuh75510/
Touhid737,286/
Tuohey731,314/
Tohyoh73136/
Tousch73133/
Touyet7355/
Tohyae7340/
Touaya7328/
Touher7325/
Toehay7324/
Touheu7323/
Touhui7319/
Touyeh7310/
Touehi7310/
Tohyie738/
Touhed736/
Touhet734/
Touhie733/
Touhei733/
Touaha733/
Tohyod733/
Toutch732/
Touich732/
Touhai732/
Taouhe732/
Tayouh732/
Tohyeh732/
Tyohey731/
Tohyai731/
Touiay731/
Toohay731/
Tuohyj731/
Thoudh731/
Thouih731/
Thouhi731/
Toyuha731/
Touyit731/
Thouey731/
Thoush731/
Touyss731/
Touhee731/
Tohyee731/
Touyos731/
Touyot731/
Thaouy731/
Toahey730/
Tuohys730/
Tuoohy730/
Toehey730/
Tauhey730/
Tohooy730/
Teuhey730/
Thuy67145,392/
Toya6714,725/
Toyi6710,550/
Toyo6710,481/
Tuya677,629/
Toye676,416/
Tous675,701/
Tout674,094/
Toua673,795/
Thay672,463/
Tuch672,334/
Toue671,841/
Tuye671,585/
Tohe671,364/
Tush671,223/
Tohi671,146/
Taoy671,001/
Thouhid67732/
Tahy67703/
Toui67516/
They67506/
Thoy67495/
Tuey67487/
Touš67472/
Tooy67468/
Toux67391/
Touheed67372/
Tuyi67359/
Tuhi67347/
Thou67346/
Toey67298/
Toay67258/
Tuhá67195/
Tuyp67184/
Taiouch67170/
Tohu67166/
Tuhý67160/
Tauy67151/
Touz67150/
Toys67145/
Tuyt6794/
Toutsch6793/
Tauh6792/
Tuhe6781/
Teuh6781/
Tyoh6779/
Toud6774/
Thyy6772/
Toih6763/
Tuoy6745/
Tgou6743/
Toup6736/
Tahouha6731/
Touyehi6730/
Touj6728/
Tuuh6726/
Thuh6724/
Tuys6721/
Htoy6720/
Touhier6715/
Tudh6710/
H'Touch679/
Toyé679/
Teauhey677/
Tuih677/
Toyy677/
Tuyá676/
Touheet675/
Tuoyuha675/
Tioy674/
Tyohyee674/
Thúy674/
Thoohey673/
Toyz673/
Thiy673/
Teuy673/
Tuyà673/
Touhich673/
Tohá673/
Toiy673/
Hthy673/
Tooheys672/
Toyd672/
Tuhs672/
Touhaha672/
Toué672/
Taouech672/
Tuhp672/
Tojy672/
Htuh672/
Toyh671/
Touchtt671/
Tuph671/
Toyt671/
Tuiy671/
Tayouch671/
Tyohuhe671/
Toyè671/
Thùy671/
Thủy671/
Thầy671/
Tgoy671/
Toïy671/
Touyahi671/
Touyess671/
Touijeh671/
Tayouhi671/
Thyø671/
Thoueth671/
Thoutch671/
Téou671/
Tayouha671/
Tayouhe671/
Ttou671/
Toyj671/
Tuyd671/
Tuyh671/
Tuyy671/
Thyh671/
Thyi671/
Dtou671/
Touiohe670/

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