How common is the surname Tobey?

3,756 people in the United States had the surname Tobey in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 82,201 Americans. It ranked 8,732nd of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Tobey?

Mark Tobey, American painter (1890–1976), followed by Kenneth Tobey.

Where is the surname Tobey most common?

Wikidata records people named Tobey in the United States.

Is the surname Tobey getting more or less common?

More common. 3,582 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 3,756 in 2010, up 4.9%.

The surname Tobey

A surname, carried by 3,756 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex T100

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Tobey is more common than 94.6% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 3,756 people named Tobey in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 82,201 Americans. That is up 4.9% since 2000, when the Census counted 3,582.

#8,732

rank among US surnames

3,756

people in 2010

1.3

per 100,000 Americans

+4.9%

change since 2000 (was #8,475)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#8,724	Grundy	3,759	82,135
#8,727	Swiger	3,758	82,157
#8,728	Werth	3,757	82,179
#8,732	Chien	3,756	82,201
#8,734	Gilkey	3,755	82,223
#8,736	Trevizo	3,754	82,244

Who is named Tobey

Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

90% of people named Tobey identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.9% as two or more races and 2.3% as American Indian and Alaska Native.

White (not Hispanic) 90%
Two or more races 2.9%
American Indian and Alaska Native 2.3%
Black (not Hispanic) 2.1%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.8%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.9%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Tobeys

3 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Mark Tobey
American painter (1890–1976)
Kenneth Tobey
American actor (1917–2002)
Charles W. Tobey
American politician (1880-1953)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Tobey

Tobey has the Soundex code T100, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code T100.

Questions

How common is the surname Tobey?: 3,756 people in the United States had the surname Tobey in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 82,201 Americans. It ranked 8,732nd of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Tobey?: In the 2010 Census, 90% of people named Tobey identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.9% as two or more races.
Who is the most famous person named Tobey?: Mark Tobey, American painter (1890–1976), followed by Kenneth Tobey.
Where is the surname Tobey most common?: Wikidata records people named Tobey in the United States.
Is the surname Tobey getting more or less common?: More common. 3,582 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 3,756 in 2010, up 4.9%.