How common is the surname Toland?

4,952 people in the United States had the surname Toland in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 62,348 Americans. It ranked 6,811th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Toland?

Gregg Toland, American cinematographer (1904–1948), followed by John Toland.

Where is the surname Toland most common?

Wikidata records people named Toland in the United States.

Is the surname Toland getting more or less common?

More common. 4,806 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 4,952 in 2010, up 3.0%.

The surname Toland

An Irish patronymic surname, carried by 4,952 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex T453

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Toland is more common than 95.8% of them.

Origin

Irish origin

Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó Tuathaláin (“descendant of Tuathalán”), a pet form of the personal name Tuathal.

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

One of 880 Irish surnames on this site.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 4,952 people named Toland in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 62,348 Americans. That is up 3.0% since 2000, when the Census counted 4,806.

#6,811

rank among US surnames

4,952

people in 2010

1.7

per 100,000 Americans

+3%

change since 2000 (was #6,514)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#6,807	Benham	4,955	62,310
#6,808	Gilstrap	4,954	62,322
#6,809	Jefferies	4,953	62,335
#6,811	Toland	4,952	62,348
#6,813	Kurth	4,951	62,360
#6,814	Breckenridge	4,949	62,385

Who is named Toland

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

81% of people named Toland identified as white (not Hispanic), 10% as Black (not Hispanic) and 4.8% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 81%
Black (not Hispanic) 10%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 4.8%
Two or more races 1.7%
Asian and Pacific Islander 1.4%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.7%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Tolands

2 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Gregg Toland
American cinematographer (1904–1948)
John Toland
American writer (1912-2004)

Spellings and sound-alikes

Useful when a record has your ancestor under another spelling

Variant spellings

Toolan

Toland has the Soundex code T453, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code T453.

Other Irish surnames

All 880 Irish surnames

Questions

Where does the surname Toland come from?: Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó Tuathaláin (“descendant of Tuathalán”), a pet form of the personal name Tuathal.
How common is the surname Toland?: 4,952 people in the United States had the surname Toland in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 62,348 Americans. It ranked 6,811th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Toland?: In the 2010 Census, 81% of people named Toland identified as white (not Hispanic), and 10% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Toland?: Gregg Toland, American cinematographer (1904–1948), followed by John Toland.
Where is the surname Toland most common?: Wikidata records people named Toland in the United States.
What type of surname is Toland?: Toland is a patronymic surname, formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.
Is the surname Toland getting more or less common?: More common. 4,806 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 4,952 in 2010, up 3.0%.
What are other spellings of Toland?: Toolan.