How common is the surname Tolan?

1,948 people in the United States had the surname Tolan in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 158,494 Americans. It ranked 15,140th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Tolan?

Eddie Tolan, athletics competitor (1908–1967), followed by Johnnie Tolan.

Where is the surname Tolan most common?

Wikidata records people named Tolan in the United States.

Is the surname Tolan getting more or less common?

More common. 1,740 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,948 in 2010, up 12%.

The surname Tolan

A surname, carried by 1,948 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex T450

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Tolan is more common than 90.7% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 1,948 people named Tolan in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 158,494 Americans. That is up 12% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,740.

#15,140

rank among US surnames

1,948

people in 2010

0.7

per 100,000 Americans

+12%

change since 2000 (was #15,455)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#15,140	Swofford	1,948	158,494
#15,147	Sicard	1,947	158,575

Who is named Tolan

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

86% of people named Tolan identified as white (not Hispanic), 6.0% as Black (not Hispanic) and 3.3% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 86%
Black (not Hispanic) 6.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 3.3%
Two or more races 2.4%
Asian and Pacific Islander 1.8%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.7%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Tolans

4 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Eddie Tolan
Athletics competitor (1908–1967)
Johnnie Tolan
American racing driver (1917–1986)
Michael Tolan
American actor (1925–2011)
Peter Tolan
American television director, born 1958

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Tolan

Tolen

Tolan has the Soundex code T450, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code T450.

Questions

How common is the surname Tolan?: 1,948 people in the United States had the surname Tolan in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 158,494 Americans. It ranked 15,140th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Tolan?: In the 2010 Census, 86% of people named Tolan identified as white (not Hispanic), and 6.0% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Tolan?: Eddie Tolan, athletics competitor (1908–1967), followed by Johnnie Tolan.
Where is the surname Tolan most common?: Wikidata records people named Tolan in the United States.
Is the surname Tolan getting more or less common?: More common. 1,740 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,948 in 2010, up 12%.