Toynbee Surname

741,235th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 389 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
New Zealand

Toynbee Surname Definition:

(Scandinavian) belonging to Toynby (? Lincs) [Old Norse bý-r, farm, estate: the first element doubtless represents a pers. name: v. under Toynton]

Toynbee Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1871:297,95822,741
United States1041:3,485,182196,218
Canada371:995,82774,831
New Zealand211:215,63421,249
Scotland191:281,78013,396
Australia141:1,928,26488,951
France11:66,422,722504,397
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1311:186,07215,187
Scotland71:534,74514,325
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States181:2,789,927129,797

Toynbee (11) may also be a first name.

Toynbee Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Scandinavian) belonging to Toynby (? Lincs) [Old Norse bý-r, farm, estate: the first element doubtless represents a pers. name: v. under Toynton]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(English) Dweller at Teoda's homestead.

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

Toynbee Last Name Facts

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

Toynbee is found most in England. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Toynbee? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 741,235th most frequent surname throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 18,734,051 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 54 percent of Toynbee live; 53 percent live in Northern Europe and 53 percent live in British Isles. Toynbee is also the 3,487,849th most common first name on earth, held by 11 people.

It is most commonly held in England, where it is carried by 187 people, or 1 in 297,958. In England it is most prevalent in: Lincolnshire, where 26 percent live, Greater London, where 17 percent live and West Sussex, where 14 percent live. Apart from England this last name exists in 12 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 27 percent live and Canada, where 10 percent live.

Toynbee Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Toynbee has changed over time. In England the number of people bearing the Toynbee last name grew 143 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it grew 578 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Scotland it grew 271 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Toynbee Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Toynbee last name are 7.78% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 54.55% registered with the political party.

The amount Toynbee earn in different countries varies significantly. In United States they earn 12.17% more than the national average, earning $48,400 USD per year and in Canada they earn 12.86% less than the national average, earning $43,295 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tonbee921/
Toynbie860/
Tonbe8333/
Tonwee77381/
Tonbie7789/
Tonbes7725/
Tanbee7716/
Tonvee7713/
Thonbe7710/
Tonboe779/
Tombee776/
Tounbe771/
Tonber771/
Tonbeh771/
Tonmbe771/
Toymbe771/
Tonbet771/
Tonbey771/
Tonbue771/
Tanbeer71587/
Tonbiye7114/
Tienbee714/
Toyombe714/
Tonveer712/
Tombeye712/
Toyambe711/
Thonboe711/
Todtenbeer711/
Tombehe711/
Teyenbe711/
Thombee711/
Tanbeye711/
Tounbey710/
Tombe6717,830/
Tonwe671,642/
Tanbe67440/
Tonba67129/
Tonbi6757/
Tonby6745/
Tonve6710/
Tonue674/
Toyymbet672/
Tanbheer671/
Tootenbe671/
Tajunbee671/
Thanbhee671/
Toyynbay671/

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Toynbee Reference & Research

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Toynbee
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