How common is the surname Toby?

1,548 people in the United States had the surname Toby in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 199,448 Americans. It ranked 18,028th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Toby?

Ryan Toby, American Singer-Songwriter.

Where is the surname Toby most common?

Wikidata records people named Toby in the United States.

How do you pronounce Toby?

Toby is /ˈtoʊbi/, 2 syllables.

Is the surname Toby getting more or less common?

More common. 1,376 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,548 in 2010, up 13%.

Is Toby also a first name?

Yes. Toby is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.

The surname Toby

An English patronymic surname, carried by 1,548 people in the United States.

Pronounced /ˈtoʊbi/ 2 syllables Soundex T100 Also a first name

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Toby is more common than 88.9% of them.

Origin

English origin

The Middle English vernacular form of Tobias.

Toby is a patronymic surname: formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.

One of 1,446 English surnames on this site.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 1,548 people named Toby in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 199,448 Americans. That is up 13% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,376.

#18,028

rank among US surnames

1,548

people in 2010

0.5

per 100,000 Americans

+12.5%

change since 2000 (was #18,506)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#18,028	Andrada	1,548	199,448
#18,036	Erhart	1,547	199,577

Who is named Toby

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

60% of people named Toby identified as white (not Hispanic), 30% as Black (not Hispanic) and 3.5% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 60%
Black (not Hispanic) 30%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 3.5%
American Indian and Alaska Native 3.2%
Asian and Pacific Islander 1.9%
Two or more races 1.9%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Tobys

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Ryan Toby
American Singer-Songwriter, born 1978

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Toby

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

Other English surnames

All 1,446 English surnames

Questions

Where does the surname Toby come from?: The Middle English vernacular form of Tobias.
How common is the surname Toby?: 1,548 people in the United States had the surname Toby in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 199,448 Americans. It ranked 18,028th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Toby?: In the 2010 Census, 60% of people named Toby identified as white (not Hispanic), and 30% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Toby?: Ryan Toby, American Singer-Songwriter.
Where is the surname Toby most common?: Wikidata records people named Toby in the United States.
How do you pronounce Toby?: Toby is /ˈtoʊbi/, 2 syllables.
What type of surname is Toby?: Toby is a patronymic surname, formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.
Is the surname Toby getting more or less common?: More common. 1,376 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,548 in 2010, up 13%.
Is Toby also a first name?: Yes. Toby is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.