Toward Surname

377,677th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 946 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Toward Surname Definition:

From Toward in the parish of Dunoon, Argyllshire. A legend states that in the reign of Robert III two sons of the chief of the Lamonts changed their name to Toward (Dunlop, Dunoon, p. 14), and Buchanan (p. 117) says people of this name are considered a sept of Clan Lamond.

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Toward Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England4541:122,72712,355
United States2741:1,322,84392,374
Australia701:385,65331,598
Scotland411:130,5818,115
Canada371:995,82774,831
Iran311:2,476,85681,358
South Africa181:3,009,872112,058
Germany91:8,945,051266,530
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Cyprus21:442,4389,493
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2241:108,81910,728
Scotland401:93,5804,818
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States261:1,931,48897,398

Toward (15) may also be a first name.

Toward Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

From Toward in the parish of Dunoon, Argyllshire. A legend states that in the reign of Robert III two sons of the chief of the Lamonts changed their name to Toward (Dunlop, Dunoon, p. 14), and Buchanan (p. 117) says people of this name are considered a sept of Clan Lamond. Patrick Towart, burgess freeman of Glasgow, 1600 (Burgesses), Agnes Towart in Croftingaw, 1654 (Sasines, 856), and Margaret Towart in 1720 (Dunkeld). Several of the name recorded in Dumbarton in eighteenth and nineteenth centuries (RDB.). Malcolm Toir or Toward, reader in Logie, was "deposed in 1610 for consulting the Egyptians," and Walter Towar was bedell of Logie, 1690 (Logie, I, p. 20, 69; II, p. 296). The name probably confused with Tower, which see.

The Surnames of Scotland (1946) by George Fraser Black (1866-1948)

Toward Last Name Facts

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

The last name Toward occurs most in England. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Toward? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 377,677th most commonly used last name internationally, borne by around 1 in 7,703,537 people. The last name Toward is predominantly found in Europe, where 54 percent of Toward are found; 53 percent are found in Northern Europe and 52 percent are found in British Isles. It is also the 2,900,335th most frequently held first name throughout the world. It is borne by 15 people.

The surname is most widely held in England, where it is held by 454 people, or 1 in 122,727. In England Toward is most frequent in: Tyne and Wear, where 44 percent are found, Durham, where 13 percent are found and Lancashire, where 7 percent are found. Without taking into account England this surname is found in 17 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 29 percent are found and Australia, where 7 percent are found.

Toward Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Toward has changed over time. In England the number of people who held the Toward last name expanded 203 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it expanded 1,054 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Scotland it expanded 103 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Toward Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Toward surname are 24.95% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 78.18% being registered with the political party.

The amount Toward earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 187.98% more than the national average, earning R 684,348 per year; in United States they earn 11.56% less than the national average, earning $38,162 USD per year and in Canada they earn 18.96% more than the national average, earning $59,103 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Thoward925/
Towart83374/
Teward8338/
Tuward832/
Tovard832/
Tobard831/
Towerd831/
Taward831/
Thobard7710/
Thaward771/
Thovard771/
Toubard771/
Thowart771/
Touvard771/
Tovgaard71186/
Thouvard7175/
Thowarth711/
Tabard67743/
Tavard67339/
Tewart67129/
Tabord67101/
Towert6752/
Tobart676/
Tuwart675/
Tawart674/
Tuword671/
Tovart671/

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