Tovey Surname
Approximately 6,354 people bear this surname
Tovey Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Tofig' or Tovi. Tofig the Proud was Harold's forerunner in the foundation of Waltham. He appears in Florence as 'Danicus et praepotens vir Tovius, Pruda cognomento.' He signs himself in 1033 as 'Tovi Pruda.
Read More About This SurnameTovey Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 3,062 | 1:18,197 | 2,606 |
| United States | 1,243 | 1:291,600 | 27,038 |
| Australia | 866 | 1:31,173 | 4,146 |
| Wales | 648 | 1:4,776 | 519 |
| Canada | 232 | 1:158,817 | 16,066 |
| New Zealand | 104 | 1:43,542 | 7,204 |
| South Africa | 43 | 1:1,259,947 | 70,377 |
| Ireland | 27 | 1:174,405 | 7,679 |
| Scotland | 24 | 1:223,076 | 11,507 |
| Spain | 15 | 1:3,116,802 | 65,296 |
| Netherlands | 10 | 1:1,688,718 | 81,846 |
| Thailand | 9 | 1:7,848,705 | 447,191 |
| Jamaica | 8 | 1:358,743 | 8,527 |
| Northern Ireland | 7 | 1:263,577 | 11,625 |
| France | 7 | 1:9,488,960 | 336,266 |
| Germany | 7 | 1:11,500,780 | 305,602 |
| China | 4 | 1:341,830,392 | 16,990 |
| Brazil | 4 | 1:53,518,583 | 632,670 |
| United Arab Emirates | 4 | 1:2,290,568 | 60,372 |
| Greece | 4 | 1:2,769,948 | 101,568 |
| Philippines | 3 | 1:33,746,074 | 302,898 |
| Japan | 3 | 1:42,614,764 | 59,022 |
| Russia | 2 | 1:72,061,528 | 727,117 |
| Malaysia | 2 | 1:14,747,112 | 316,340 |
| Israel | 2 | 1:4,278,817 | 136,311 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Bahrain | 1 | 1:1,348,608 | 10,432 |
| Bermuda | 1 | 1:65,279 | 3,010 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
| Botswana | 1 | 1:2,186,929 | 30,250 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 8 | 1:553,733 | 17,655 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 1,548 | 1:15,746 | 2,325 |
| Wales | 202 | 1:7,764 | 491 |
| Scotland | 2 | 1:1,871,608 | 27,884 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 155 | 1:323,992 | 25,248 |
Tovey (73) may also be a first name.
Tovey Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Tofig' or Tovi. Tofig the Proud was Harold's forerunner in the foundation of Waltham. He appears in Florence as 'Danicus et praepotens vir Tovius, Pruda cognomento.' He signs himself in 1033 as 'Tovi Pruda.' His surname was needed to distinguish him from two namesakes: 'Tovi hwita' and 'Tovi rcada' (Freeman, History Norman Conq.). The name is found in Domesday as Tovi or Tovius. The personal name lingered on long enough to become hereditary as a surname. (2) Local . Evidently a Norman surname.
Berenger de Tovi, Lincolnshire, Henry III-Edward I: Testa de Nevill, sive Liber Feodorum, temp. Henry III-Edward I.
1583. William Tovye, Wiltshire: Register of the University of Oxford.
1771. Married — Samuel Toovey and Mary Torr: St. George, Hanover Square.
V. Toovey.
Tovus, otherwise Tovi, came to England with the Conqueror, and acquired several manors in Norfolk. The name is found in Domesday as Tovi or Tovius.
Tovey Demographics
Average Tovey Salary in
United States
$45,430 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
View the highest/lowest earning families in The United States
Tovey Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Tovey Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Tovey (Russian: Товей) is found in England more than any other country/territory. It can also appear as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Tovey? popularity and diffusion
It is the 77,042nd most commonly used family name throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,146,923 people. Tovey is primarily found in Europe, where 60 percent of Tovey live; 59 percent live in Northern Europe and 59 percent live in British Isles. Tovey is also the 1,134,117th most prevalent first name throughout the world, borne by 73 people.
Tovey is most prevalent in England, where it is borne by 3,062 people, or 1 in 18,197. In England Tovey is mostly concentrated in: Gloucestershire, where 18 percent reside, Greater London, where 11 percent reside and West Midlands, where 8 percent reside. Without taking into account England this surname exists in 38 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 20 percent reside and Australia, where 14 percent reside.
Tovey Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Tovey has changed through the years. In England the share of the population with the last name expanded 198 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it expanded 802 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Wales it expanded 321 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it expanded 338 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in Scotland it expanded 1,200 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Tovey Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the last name is primarily Catholic (100%) in Ireland.
In The United States Tovey are 16.02% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 62.79% being registered with the party.
The amount Tovey earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 269.55% more than the national average, earning R 878,184 per year; in United States they earn 5.29% more than the national average, earning $45,430 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.64% more than the national average, earning $52,982 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Tovey Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Tovey in the Russian language | ||
| Товей | tovej | - |
Search for Another Surname
The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data
Footnotes
- Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
- Descriptions may contain details on the name's etymology, origin, ethnicity and history. They are largely reproduced from 3rd party sources; diligence is advised on accepting their validity - more information
- Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Tovey
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis