How common is the surname Tolbert?

24,375 people in the United States had the surname Tolbert in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 12,666 Americans. It ranked 1,464th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Tolbert?

Lynda Tolbert-Goode, American hurdler.

Where is the surname Tolbert most common?

Wikidata records people named Tolbert in the United States.

Is the surname Tolbert getting more or less common?

More common. 22,720 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 24,375 in 2010, up 7.3%.

The surname Tolbert

A surname, carried by 24,375 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex T416

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Tolbert is more common than 99.1% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 24,375 people named Tolbert in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 12,666 Americans. That is up 7.3% since 2000, when the Census counted 22,720.

#1,464

rank among US surnames

24,375

people in 2010

8.3

per 100,000 Americans

+7.3%

change since 2000 (was #1,444)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#1,455	Stover	24,526	12,588
#1,456	Teague	24,514	12,595
#1,457	Gunter	24,513	12,595
#1,458	Burrell	24,504	12,600
#1,459	Funk	24,419	12,644
#1,460	Crowder	24,396	12,656
#1,461	Schulz	24,385	12,661

Who is named Tolbert

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

50% of people named Tolbert identified as Black (not Hispanic), 44% as white (not Hispanic) and 2.7% as two or more races.

Black (not Hispanic) 50%
White (not Hispanic) 44%
Two or more races 2.7%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.9%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.8%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.3%

Compare: most common surnames among Black Americans.

Famous Tolberts

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Lynda Tolbert-Goode
American hurdler, born 1967

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Tolbert

Tolbert has the Soundex code T416, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code T416.

Questions

How common is the surname Tolbert?: 24,375 people in the United States had the surname Tolbert in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 12,666 Americans. It ranked 1,464th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Tolbert?: In the 2010 Census, 50% of people named Tolbert identified as Black (not Hispanic), and 44% as white (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Tolbert?: Lynda Tolbert-Goode, American hurdler.
Where is the surname Tolbert most common?: Wikidata records people named Tolbert in the United States.
Is the surname Tolbert getting more or less common?: More common. 22,720 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 24,375 in 2010, up 7.3%.