# Toledo (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/toledo/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. Counts from the US Census Bureau; origin and etymology from Wiktionary; bearers from Wikidata. Data updated 2026-11-11.

A surname from Spanish [in turn transferred from the place name].

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | Spanish |
| Type | place, taken from where an ancestor lived or came from |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 19,474 |
| US rank (2010) | 1,841 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 15,854 people |
| Change since 2000 | +34% (14,514 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | /təˈleɪ.doʊ/, 3 syllables |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish Toledo, from Latin Tolētum.

## Who carries it

Share of people named Toledo in the 2010 US Census by the Census's own race and ethnicity groups. The Census suppresses a share when the count behind it is small.

| Group | Share |
|---|---|
| White (not Hispanic) | 8.5% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 0.5% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 78% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 5.8% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 6.1% |
| Two or more races | 0.8% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Toledo in Brazil, Argentina and Venezuela.

## People named Toledo

- Braian Toledo, Argentine javelin thrower (1993-2020)
- Eberti Marques de Toledo, Brazilian association football player
- Hernán Toledo, Argentinian association football player
- José Toledo, Brazilian handball player
- Javier Toledo, Argentine footballer
- Amelia Toledo, Brazilian painter, draftsman, sculptor, engraver, jewelry designer and teacher (1926-2017)
- Filipe Toledo, Brazilian surfer
- FalleN, Brazilian professional Counter-Strike Global Offensive player
- Camila Queiroz, Brazilian actress, model and TV presenter

## Similar surnames

Tollett, Tillett.

## How to read these numbers

A Census count is people alive and counted in 2010, not births, and names occurring fewer than 100 times are not published at all. Ethnicity shares are the Census's own categories.