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 occurs most in The United States. It can also be found as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Touhy? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 766,190th most numerous last name world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 19,590,177 people. This last name is predominantly found in The Americas, where 73 percent of Touhy live; 73 percent live in North America and 73 percent live in Anglo-North America.

The last name is most frequently held in The United States, where it is borne by 286 people, or 1 in 1,267,339. In The United States it is primarily found in: Illinois, where 44 percent reside, California, where 13 percent reside and New York, where 10 percent reside. Apart from The United States this surname exists in 8 countries. It is also found in Ireland, where 12 percent reside and England, where 6 percent reside.

Touhy Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Touhy has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Touhy surname increased 262 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Ireland it increased 269 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in England it increased 267 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Touhy Last Name Statistics demography

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

In The United States those holding the Touhy last name are 10.81% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 57.58% being registered with 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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