Toussaint Surname

4,412th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 127,686 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Haiti
Highest density in:
Dominica

Toussaint Surname Definition:

(French) Descendant of Toussaint (all saints).

Toussaint Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Haiti78,2741:13615
France16,5151:4,022309
United States8,0661:44,9375,496
Belgium5,3611:2,144159
Chad4,3331:3,137531
Ethiopia2,4151:40,3924,505
Canada1,5521:23,7413,234
Trinidad and Tobago1,1721:1,164175
Netherlands9971:16,9382,626
Germany9841:81,81410,332
Togo9451:7,6701,744
Venezuela8001:37,7552,117
Dominican Republic7701:13,5491,024
Dominica7251:10516
Brazil5001:428,14916,254
England4761:117,05511,917
Mexico3661:339,1437,246
Sri Lanka3651:57,0106,293
Australia2981:90,59010,393
Ghana2771:97,5489,187
Saint Lucia2571:696123
Mauritius2181:5,9331,220
DR Congo1981:373,12932,235
Luxembourg1931:3,008379
Grenada1741:624128
Morocco1701:202,80134,956
Seychelles1171:790191
Ivory Coast891:259,22710,202
Argentina871:491,30436,372
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines811:1,391302
Switzerland671:122,58112,361
Spain621:754,06531,946
South Africa601:902,96258,308
United States Virgin Islands561:1,971333
Thailand511:1,385,066192,885
Bahamas501:7,835653
Rwanda491:231,9381,267
Aruba371:2,797396
Benin351:295,30324,440
Portugal281:372,08012,265
Suriname261:21,2544,689
Antigua and Barbuda231:4,312570
Andorra221:3,811733
Guernsey221:2,929767
New Zealand221:205,83320,770
French Polynesia181:15,6003,086
Turks and Caicos Islands181:1,907201
Colombia161:2,985,88014,490
Guyana161:47,6394,360
Madagascar161:1,478,1152,908
Italy151:4,077,113105,022
Panama151:260,8176,584
Chile141:1,258,32022,898
Denmark121:470,39330,183
United Arab Emirates111:832,93427,512
Afghanistan101:3,215,31818,974
Norway101:514,22941,629
Saint Kitts and Nevis81:6,900616
Wales81:386,81619,671
Cameroon71:2,967,010123,373
Malaysia71:4,213,461150,293
Sweden71:1,406,680102,017
Poland61:6,334,792156,558
Croatia51:845,72148,179
Peru51:6,356,82538,776
Scotland51:1,070,76331,189
Anguilla41:3,359324
Burkina Faso41:4,588,02521,573
Burundi41:2,451,2131,279
Philippines41:25,309,556279,062
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Tunisia41:152,65617,743
Austria31:2,838,47893,604
Czechia31:3,544,490144,714
Ecuador31:5,301,94930,184
Algeria21:19,315,77697,017
Bolivia21:5,308,21712,400
Costa Rica21:2,390,03410,205
Hong Kong21:3,667,74211,574
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Jamaica21:1,434,97411,081
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Senegal21:7,289,6718,117
Vietnam21:46,323,0275,235
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Barbados11:287,4482,772
Belize11:355,4743,977
Congo11:4,989,09634,171
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Mali11:16,969,0354,067
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
San Marino11:33,214932
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Wallis and Futuna11:13,610185
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England281:870,54937,307
Guernsey21:16,3281,834
Jersey11:51,8823,898
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1941:258,85921,305

Toussaint (36,805) may also be a first name.

Toussaint Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(French) Descendant of Toussaint (all saints).

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

(Old French tousaintz) a name given to a person born on the festival of All Saints; analogous to Christmas, Noel, Penteoost, &c.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

From Toussaints, between Yvetot and Fécamp, Normandy. Roger de Omnibus Sanctis in 1165 held two fees in Devon (Lib. Niger). In 1194 a suit in Cambridge against Joscelin de Omnibus Sanctis was appointed to be decided by duel (Rotuli Curiae Regis). Roger de O. SS. mentioned in Essex 1199 (Ibid.); Hugh de Omnibus SS., Devon, made a payment to the Crown 1205 (Hardy, Obl. et Fin. 283). The name failed in Devon t. Henry H. (Pole, Devon).

The Norman People (1874)

Toussaint Last Name Facts

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

The last name Toussaint occurs most in Haiti. It can be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Toussaint click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Toussaint? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 4,412th most frequently occurring last name world-wide, borne by around 1 in 57,074 people. This last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 73 percent of Toussaint reside; 64 percent reside in Caribbean and 62 percent reside in Gallo-Caribbean. Toussaint is also the 23,781st most frequent forename world-wide, borne by 36,805 people.

It is most common in Haiti, where it is carried by 78,274 people, or 1 in 136. In Haiti it is primarily found in: Ouest, where 23 percent reside, Artibonite, where 21 percent reside and Nord-Ouest, where 11 percent reside. Beside Haiti it occurs in 104 countries. It also occurs in France, where 13 percent reside and The United States, where 6 percent reside.

Toussaint Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Toussaint has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Toussaint last name increased 4,158 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 1,700 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Toussaint Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Toussaint surname are 9.84% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 63.07% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Toussaint earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 10.43% less than the national average, earning 309,995 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 138.06% more than the national average, earning R 565,716 per year; in Colombia they earn 127.75% more than the national average, earning $51,704,400 COP per year; in United States they earn 1.4% more than the national average, earning $43,755 USD per year and in Canada they earn 18.78% less than the national average, earning $40,355 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Toussaintt95141/
Thoussaint9543/
Toussainte9511/
Toussaints957/
Tousssaint954/
Toussaiant952/
Toussaaint951/
Toussasint951/
Toussaiont951/
Toussant94467/
Tousaint94329/
Toussain94275/
Tossaint94135/
Tussaint9419/
Toussainntt901/
Toussaintte901/
Toutsaint89110/
Tousaintt8942/
Taussaint8921/
Toussaing8915/
Tousseint8911/
Toussaine899/
Tousseant896/
Toussainc894/
Toussaunt894/
Tuossaint892/
Toussaind892/
Toyssaint891/
Toussante891/
Thoussant891/
Toussient891/
Toossaint891/
Tussaintt891/
Toissaint891/
Tousainte891/
Tousaints891/
Tousasint891/
Tossaintt891/
Toussaent890/
Tousant88344/
Tousain88139/
Toussan8858/
Tusaint8813/
Tosaint881/
Tussain880/
Toussaintová862/
Tousaintte848/
Tousseintt845/
Toissaintt844/
Taussainte841/
Taussaintt841/
Thouhsaint841/
Toussand8246/
Toussein8234/
Tassaint8232/
Toussine8217/
Touzaint8217/
Touseant8215/
Touhsant8211/
Taussant828/
Touseint823/
Tausaint822/
Tousaent821/
Toushant821/
Tousiant821/
Toussamt821/
Tuissant821/
Tousoint821/
Tusaintt821/
Tousantt821/
Toußaint821/
Thussain821/
Tusseint820/
Tousandt820/
Tossan8099/
Tusant8064/
Tussan8047/
Tousan806/
Tosain804/
Tusain804/
Tosant801/
Touhsaent7814/
Tausaintt789/
Tousceint785/
Teusaintt782/
Tousseing781/
Touthsant781/
Taissaint781/
Toesseint781/
Toussoing781/
Touseante780/
Touzain75542/
Tassain75277/
Thousan75274/
Tossijn7556/
Tousand7543/
Toushan7536/
Toushin7535/
Tousian7522/
Toïssan7510/
Tossine753/
Tussand753/
Tushant752/
Tousine752/
Tossane752/
Tussine752/
Toosain751/
Tosaunt751/
Toshant751/
Thusain751/
Tausant751/
Tousang751/
Tousamt750/
Theissaint741/
Thousand712,950/
Tusan712,264/
Tosan712,135/
Toussoun71147/
Touchant71138/
Tousseyn7166/
Touchain7157/
Teausant7132/
Toyissan717/
Tahssain715/
Tassaing712/
Thusanth712/
Tossoyan711/
Thousang711/
Thousean711/
Thhousan711/
Tahusain711/
Touschan711/
Tossayan711/
Taussand711/
Tausaind711/
Tausantt711/
Tussajan711/
Thussein711/
Thossang711/
Thusinet710/
Toshin674,056/
Tassan671,616/
Tushin671,082/
Tushan67961/
Tuisan67416/
Tusang67317/
Tosang67219/
Tausan67213/
Tossam67194/
Tusian67175/
Tohsan67157/
Teusan67152/
Touzan67147/
Tuusan67136/
Thosan67111/
Tosian6765/
Tasain6758/
Toshan6757/
Toesan6753/
Tusane6724/
Tussam6723/
Tosine6722/
Tuzain6716/
Tuğsan6715/
Tusein6712/
Toysan6711/
Tousam679/
Tusine675/
Todsan674/
Thushanth674/
Tachousin674/
Tosane673/
Thusan672/
Touchaine672/
Tosaun671/
Tosean671/
Tuesan671/
Thoushina671/
Tutsan671/
Toosan671/
Tuzsan671/
Tosand671/
Totsan671/
Toisan671/
Toxain670/
Tusgan670/
Tuhsan670/
Tusand670/
Toohsaent670/

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