Toye Surname
Approximately 6,416 people bear this surname
Toye Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Toy'. This seems to be the only reasonable derivation. Further than that it is an old personal name I cannot go.
Warin Toy, Cambridgeshire, 1273.
A. Wydo Toye, Suffolk, ibid.
Read More About This SurnameToye Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1,478 | 1:245,236 | 23,368 |
| Nigeria | 1,369 | 1:129,396 | 8,441 |
| England | 846 | 1:65,861 | 7,650 |
| Canada | 401 | 1:91,884 | 10,069 |
| Australia | 327 | 1:82,556 | 9,565 |
| Belgium | 311 | 1:36,967 | 6,035 |
| Scotland | 228 | 1:23,482 | 2,624 |
| Benin | 223 | 1:46,348 | 5,879 |
| Ireland | 205 | 1:22,970 | 2,268 |
| France | 169 | 1:393,034 | 57,995 |
| Northern Ireland | 130 | 1:14,193 | 1,982 |
| Niger | 111 | 1:172,901 | 6,167 |
| India | 96 | 1:7,990,264 | 168,289 |
| Wales | 72 | 1:42,980 | 4,139 |
| Ivory Coast | 72 | 1:320,434 | 11,797 |
| Israel | 72 | 1:118,856 | 13,107 |
| Argentina | 48 | 1:890,488 | 57,418 |
| New Zealand | 40 | 1:113,208 | 14,508 |
| South Africa | 35 | 1:1,547,934 | 78,799 |
| Papua New Guinea | 32 | 1:254,804 | 34,943 |
| Mauritania | 28 | 1:146,245 | 8,155 |
| DR Congo | 27 | 1:2,736,280 | 122,818 |
| Liberia | 14 | 1:314,895 | 17,893 |
| Indonesia | 8 | 1:16,531,149 | 488,268 |
| Tanzania | 5 | 1:10,588,323 | 75,430 |
| Netherlands | 5 | 1:3,377,435 | 111,911 |
| Burkina Faso | 4 | 1:4,588,025 | 21,573 |
| Ethiopia | 4 | 1:24,386,566 | 19,165 |
| Thailand | 4 | 1:17,659,586 | 685,799 |
| Spain | 4 | 1:11,688,009 | 116,470 |
| Cameroon | 4 | 1:5,192,267 | 135,173 |
| Germany | 4 | 1:20,126,365 | 436,245 |
| Italy | 4 | 1:15,289,172 | 132,955 |
| Vietnam | 3 | 1:30,882,018 | 4,101 |
| Brazil | 3 | 1:71,358,111 | 770,017 |
| Norway | 2 | 1:2,571,143 | 95,402 |
| Russia | 2 | 1:72,061,528 | 727,117 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Uganda | 2 | 1:19,519,640 | 189,114 |
| Iceland | 2 | 1:190,045 | 6,825 |
| Switzerland | 2 | 1:4,106,458 | 122,336 |
| Costa Rica | 1 | 1:4,780,069 | 13,345 |
| Mauritius | 1 | 1:1,293,417 | 16,552 |
| Azerbaijan | 1 | 1:9,649,122 | 47,873 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Bolivia | 1 | 1:10,616,434 | 17,077 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Taiwan | 1 | 1:23,444,746 | 93,622 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Sri Lanka | 1 | 1:20,808,560 | 18,521 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
| Saint Lucia | 1 | 1:178,781 | 3,800 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Cambodia | 1 | 1:15,487,146 | 14,824 |
| Georgia | 1 | 1:3,745,545 | 47,852 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 158 | 1:28,037 | 2,919 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 286 | 1:85,229 | 8,990 |
| Scotland | 33 | 1:113,431 | 5,331 |
| Wales | 2 | 1:784,208 | 16,349 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 122 | 1:411,629 | 30,405 |
The alternate forms: Toyé (9) & Toyè (1) are calculated separately.
Toye (2,592) may also be a first name.
Toye Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Toy'. This seems to be the only reasonable derivation. Further than that it is an old personal name I cannot go.
Warin Toy, Cambridgeshire, 1273.
A. Wydo Toye, Suffolk, ibid.
Johannes Toye, 1379: Poll Tax of Howdenshire.
Willelmus Toye, 1379: ibid.
1600. Griffith Toy, Pembrokeshire: Register of the University of Oxford.
1748. Married — Thomas Toy and Anne Bird: St. George's Chapel, Mayfair.
(Scandinavian) a specif. East. and North. name, 13th-14th cent. Toy, Toye, seems to represent the Old Norse Thioðgeir (mod. Norwegian Tiogiei) = Anglo-Saxon Theodgar, i.e. National Spear [Old Norse Þióð = Old English peód, nation, people + Old Norse geir-r = Old English gár, a spear] (Celtic) the Irish O'Tuaith (th mute) = Descendant of Tuath, i.e. Northern [Irish tuath, northern]
Perhaps from Towie, a parish of Scotland, co. Aberdeen. There are however the French names Toy, Doye; and perhaps, as diminutives, Toyot and Doyat, which may be from Old French doy, a canal, from L. ductus. There are however the U.S. names Doy, Duy, Douai; and they may all be from Douai or Douay, a town of France, dep. Nord.
Day: from Douay.
Toye Demographics
Toye Religious Adherence
in Ireland
Religious Adherence
in Ireland
Toye Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Toye Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Toye (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺗﻮﻱ, Marathi: तोये, Russian: Тойе) occurs in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can appear in the variant forms: Toyé or Toyè. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Toye? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 76,391st most widely held surname worldwide It is held by around 1 in 1,135,839 people. Toye occurs mostly in Europe, where 31 percent of Toye reside; 28 percent reside in West Africa and 27 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 144,465th most frequent first name in the world, borne by 2,592 people.
The surname Toye is most widely held in The United States, where it is carried by 1,478 people, or 1 in 245,236. In The United States it is most prevalent in: New Jersey, where 10 percent reside, Maryland, where 9 percent reside and New York, where 9 percent reside. Aside from The United States Toye is found in 58 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 21 percent reside and England, where 13 percent reside.
Toye Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Toye has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Toye surname expanded 1,211 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 296 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it expanded 691 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it expanded 130 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in Wales it expanded 3,600 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Toye Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the surname is chiefly Catholic (72%) in Ireland.
In The United States those holding the Toye surname are 1.99% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 55.22% being registered with the political party.
The amount Toye earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 46.19% more than the national average, earning R 347,412 per year; in United States they earn 16.19% more than the national average, earning $50,134 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.03% less than the national average, earning $49,667 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Toyé | 92 | 9 | / |
| Toyè | 92 | 1 | / |
| Tioye | 89 | 6,544 | / |
| Touye | 89 | 236 | / |
| Toyes | 89 | 183 | / |
| Toyed | 89 | 69 | / |
| Toyet | 89 | 49 | / |
| Toiye | 89 | 41 | / |
| Toyep | 89 | 32 | / |
| Thoye | 89 | 27 | / |
| Toyee | 89 | 13 | / |
| Toyie | 89 | 6 | / |
| Tuoye | 89 | 4 | / |
| Toyye | 89 | 2 | / |
| Toyeh | 89 | 2 | / |
| Toyoe | 89 | 1 | / |
| Tyoye | 89 | 1 | / |
| Toeye | 89 | 1 | / |
| Toyei | 89 | 1 | / |
| Tooye | 89 | 1 | / |
| Toe | 86 | 124,826 | / |
| Toy | 86 | 31,865 | / |
| Tye | 86 | 13,557 | / |
| Touyet | 80 | 55 | / |
| Tohyae | 80 | 40 | / |
| Thoeye | 80 | 20 | / |
| Touyeh | 80 | 10 | / |
| Tohyie | 80 | 8 | / |
| Thoyee | 80 | 6 | / |
| Tooyie | 80 | 5 | / |
| Toyyep | 80 | 4 | / |
| Thoiye | 80 | 4 | / |
| Tohyeh | 80 | 2 | / |
| Tujoye | 80 | 2 | / |
| Ttioye | 80 | 1 | / |
| Thooye | 80 | 1 | / |
| Tuoyei | 80 | 1 | / |
| Toweye | 80 | 1 | / |
| Tyoyei | 80 | 1 | / |
| Tayoye | 80 | 1 | / |
| Tooyeh | 80 | 1 | / |
| Toiyie | 80 | 1 | / |
| Tohyee | 80 | 1 | / |
| Toyier | 80 | 0 | / |
| Toyett | 80 | 0 | / |
| Taye | 75 | 261,713 | / |
| Teye | 75 | 34,619 | / |
| Toya | 75 | 14,725 | / |
| Toyi | 75 | 10,550 | / |
| Toyo | 75 | 10,481 | / |
| Towe | 75 | 6,389 | / |
| Toue | 75 | 1,841 | / |
| Tuye | 75 | 1,585 | / |
| Tiye | 75 | 1,316 | / |
| Thoy | 75 | 495 | / |
| Tooy | 75 | 468 | / |
| Toje | 75 | 301 | / |
| Toey | 75 | 298 | / |
| Tyee | 75 | 176 | / |
| Toys | 75 | 145 | / |
| Toie | 75 | 140 | / |
| Toee | 75 | 108 | / |
| Toei | 75 | 97 | / |
| Tuoy | 75 | 45 | / |
| Tyoe | 75 | 43 | / |
| Touy | 75 | 27 | / |
| Htoy | 75 | 20 | / |
| Tyie | 75 | 11 | / |
| Tohy | 75 | 10 | / |
| Toyy | 75 | 7 | / |
| Tyei | 75 | 6 | / |
| Tyeh | 75 | 6 | / |
| Ttoe | 75 | 5 | / |
| Tioy | 75 | 4 | / |
| Tgoe | 75 | 4 | / |
| Toyz | 75 | 3 | / |
| Toiy | 75 | 3 | / |
| Toyd | 75 | 2 | / |
| Tojy | 75 | 2 | / |
| Toyh | 75 | 1 | / |
| Toyt | 75 | 1 | / |
| Tyey | 75 | 1 | / |
| Tgoy | 75 | 1 | / |
| Toïy | 75 | 1 | / |
| Toyj | 75 | 1 | / |
| Tyje | 75 | 1 | / |
| Tyej | 75 | 1 | / |
| Ttye | 75 | 1 | / |
| Dtoe | 75 | 1 | / |
| Toyohei | 73 | 432 | / |
| Touyehi | 73 | 30 | / |
| Tyohyee | 73 | 4 | / |
| Thtioye | 73 | 1 | / |
| Touyess | 73 | 1 | / |
| Tayeh | 67 | 27,336 | / |
| Tuyet | 67 | 27,335 | / |
| Thoya | 67 | 12,251 | / |
| Taiye | 67 | 7,372 | / |
| Toyat | 67 | 3,082 | / |
| Touya | 67 | 2,889 | / |
| Towey | 67 | 2,841 | / |
| Toyos | 67 | 2,676 | / |
| Toweh | 67 | 2,339 | / |
| Tuoyo | 67 | 1,783 | / |
| Toyai | 67 | 1,212 | / |
| Tayee | 67 | 1,200 | / |
| Tayes | 67 | 750 | / |
| Toiei | 67 | 671 | / |
| Teyie | 67 | 538 | / |
| Tayei | 67 | 463 | / |
| Teyes | 67 | 451 | / |
| Thouy | 67 | 448 | / |
| Tayie | 67 | 396 | / |
| Toyot | 67 | 394 | / |
| Touhy | 67 | 372 | / |
| Towie | 67 | 330 | / |
| Tayae | 67 | 314 | / |
| Theye | 67 | 264 | / |
| Taioe | 67 | 254 | / |
| Tayep | 67 | 245 | / |
| Touet | 67 | 243 | / |
| Tayed | 67 | 232 | / |
| Toyas | 67 | 211 | / |
| Touey | 67 | 175 | / |
| Toiyo | 67 | 172 | / |
| Towei | 67 | 148 | / |
| Tiyoy | 67 | 140 | / |
| Thaye | 67 | 139 | / |
| Toyah | 67 | 134 | / |
| Toyip | 67 | 119 | / |
| Thowe | 67 | 114 | / |
| Thoyo | 67 | 112 | / |
| Tohya | 67 | 110 | / |
| Tayet | 67 | 106 | / |
| Tioyo | 67 | 100 | / |
| Touee | 67 | 100 | / |
| Tojoy | 67 | 99 | / |
| Tyghe | 67 | 85 | / |
| Towee | 67 | 84 | / |
| Teiye | 67 | 78 | / |
| Taoue | 67 | 70 | / |
| Touje | 67 | 69 | / |
| Touyo | 67 | 67 | / |
| Toohy | 67 | 62 | / |
| Tooya | 67 | 57 | / |
| Tayoy | 67 | 57 | / |
| Touei | 67 | 57 | / |
| Thoue | 67 | 55 | / |
| Tahye | 67 | 50 | / |
| Tohyo | 67 | 49 | / |
| Toyad | 67 | 48 | / |
| Tohyi | 67 | 46 | / |
| Toehe | 67 | 44 | / |
| Toyoh | 67 | 43 | / |
| Touyz | 67 | 42 | / |
| Tauye | 67 | 42 | / |
| Toeai | 67 | 41 | / |
| Teyez | 67 | 39 | / |
| Tiyeh | 67 | 35 | / |
| Tuyei | 67 | 34 | / |
| Teyeh | 67 | 33 | / |
| Toyyo | 67 | 32 | / |
| Tieye | 67 | 31 | / |
| Toyoi | 67 | 29 | / |
| Tyehi | 67 | 29 | / |
| Htaye | 67 | 27 | / |
| Teyei | 67 | 25 | / |
| Tojie | 67 | 23 | / |
| Tuyes | 67 | 21 | / |
| Tuyep | 67 | 21 | / |
| Toyap | 67 | 20 | / |
| Togie | 67 | 20 | / |
| Toyoo | 67 | 18 | / |
| Tojay | 67 | 17 | / |
| Toyis | 67 | 16 | / |
| Teyet | 67 | 16 | / |
| Togge | 67 | 15 | / |
| Tiyoe | 67 | 15 | / |
| Toueh | 67 | 14 | / |
| Tajoy | 67 | 14 | / |
| Toowe | 67 | 13 | / |
| Tooys | 67 | 13 | / |
| Tioya | 67 | 12 | / |
| Tohje | 67 | 12 | / |
| Thoyi | 67 | 11 | / |
| Touay | 67 | 11 | / |
| Toweu | 67 | 11 | / |
| Toyod | 67 | 11 | / |
| Tayye | 67 | 10 | / |
| Toyit | 67 | 9 | / |
| Tohwe | 67 | 9 | / |
| Thuye | 67 | 9 | / |
| Tyoya | 67 | 8 | / |
| Toihe | 67 | 8 | / |
| Tyehe | 67 | 8 | / |
| Tyeyi | 67 | 8 | / |
| Tojae | 67 | 8 | / |
| Toyaz | 67 | 7 | / |
| Tyoyo | 67 | 7 | / |
| Toyay | 67 | 7 | / |
| Toaya | 67 | 6 | / |
| Taaye | 67 | 6 | / |
| Toyop | 67 | 6 | / |
| Toe'e | 67 | 6 | / |
| Touie | 67 | 5 | / |
| Tehye | 67 | 5 | / |
| Tiyes | 67 | 4 | / |
| Toues | 67 | 4 | / |
| Tiyei | 67 | 4 | / |
| Tayez | 67 | 4 | / |
| Toiiy | 67 | 4 | / |
| Tayhe | 67 | 4 | / |
| Tiyep | 67 | 4 | / |
| Toyoy | 67 | 4 | / |
| Tojeh | 67 | 4 | / |
| Toyaa | 67 | 3 | / |
| Teyee | 67 | 3 | / |
| Dteye | 67 | 3 | / |
| Tayeu | 67 | 3 | / |
| Teyey | 67 | 3 | / |
| Toyoa | 67 | 3 | / |
| Touyé | 67 | 3 | / |
| Tuoya | 67 | 3 | / |
| Tuyed | 67 | 3 | / |
| Thohy | 67 | 2 | / |
| Tohiy | 67 | 2 | / |
| Tyouy | 67 | 2 | / |
| Toyyi | 67 | 2 | / |
| Toued | 67 | 2 | / |
| Toejo | 67 | 2 | / |
| Towyo | 67 | 2 | / |
| Thiye | 67 | 2 | / |
| Tooyi | 67 | 2 | / |
| Tojyo | 67 | 2 | / |
| Tayey | 67 | 2 | / |
| Tujoy | 67 | 2 | / |
| Tiyae | 67 | 2 | / |
| Teuye | 67 | 2 | / |
| Tuyeh | 67 | 2 | / |
| Tuyee | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tyhie | 67 | 1 | / |
| Toies | 67 | 1 | / |
| Toieu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tojee | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tojiy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Toeia | 67 | 1 | / |
| Toyja | 67 | 1 | / |
| Touea | 67 | 1 | / |
| Touep | 67 | 1 | / |
| Touez | 67 | 1 | / |
| Touiy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Towed | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tooee | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tooie | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tuojy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Teyed | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tiyea | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tioey | 67 | 1 | / |
| Thioy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Thoie | 67 | 1 | / |
| Thojy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Toveh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Toiay | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tuoee | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tyoae | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tioei | 67 | 1 | / |
| Toeei | 67 | 1 | / |
| Thooy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Htoue | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tuyeu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tuuye | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tuyae | 67 | 1 | / |
| Teyoe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Teeye | 67 | 1 | / |
| Toyha | 67 | 1 | / |
| Toyhi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tooue | 67 | 1 | / |
| Toeyi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tohuy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Touyehih | 67 | 1 | / |
| Touyt | 67 | 1 | / |
| Toueé | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tayeá | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tiyed | 67 | 1 | / |
| Thoyé | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tioyé | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tuiye | 67 | 1 | / |
| Toeyy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Toyii | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tyoyi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Toeyo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Teyye | 67 | 1 | / |
| Toeji | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tohyeeid | 67 | 1 | / |
| Toyds | 67 | 1 | / |
| Toyui | 67 | 1 | / |
| Taeoy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Toehy | 67 | 0 | / |
| Tooiy | 67 | 0 | / |
Toye Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Toye in the Marathi language | ||
| तोये | toye | 79.31 |
| टोये | toye | 20.69 |
| Toye in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺗﻮﻱ | twy | 77.78 |
| ﺗﻮﻳﻪ | twyh | 11.11 |
| ﺗﻲ | ty | 11.11 |
| Toye in the Russian language | ||
| Тойе | toje | - |
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