The surname Toledo
A Spanish place surname, carried by 19,474 people in the United States.
Pronounced /təˈleɪ.doʊ/ 3 syllables Soundex T430
Origin
Spanish origin
Borrowed from Spanish Toledo, from Latin Tolētum.
Toledo is a place surname: taken from where an ancestor lived or came from.
One of 992 Spanish surnames on this site.
Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How common it is
2010 US Census
There were 19,474 people named Toledo in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 15,854 Americans. That is up 34% since 2000, when the Census counted 14,514.
Who is named Toledo
Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census
78% of people named Toledo identified as Hispanic or Latino (any race), 8.5% as white (not Hispanic) and 6.1% as American Indian and Alaska Native.
- Hispanic or Latino (any race) 78%
- White (not Hispanic) 8.5%
- American Indian and Alaska Native 6.1%
- Asian and Pacific Islander 5.8%
- Two or more races 0.8%
- Black (not Hispanic) 0.5%
Compare: most common surnames among Hispanic and Latino Americans.
Famous Toledos
9 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first
- Braian ToledoArgentine javelin thrower (1993-2020)
- Eberti Marques de ToledoBrazilian association football player, born 1986
- Hernán ToledoArgentinian association football player, born 1996
- José ToledoBrazilian handball player, born 1994
- Javier ToledoArgentine footballer, born 1986
- Amelia ToledoBrazilian painter, draftsman, sculptor, engraver, jewelry designer and teacher (1926-2017)
- Filipe ToledoBrazilian surfer, born 1995
- FalleNBrazilian professional Counter-Strike Global Offensive player, born 1991
- Camila QueirozBrazilian actress, model and TV presenter, born 1993
Notable Toledos come mostly from Brazil (6), Argentina (2) and Venezuela (1).
Spellings and sound-alikes
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Surnames that sound like Toledo
Toledo has the Soundex code T430, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code T430.
Other Spanish surnames
Questions
- Where does the surname Toledo come from?
- Borrowed from Spanish Toledo, from Latin Tolētum.
- How common is the surname Toledo?
- 19,474 people in the United States had the surname Toledo in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 15,854 Americans. It ranked 1,841st of 162,253 surnames.
- What ethnicity is the surname Toledo?
- In the 2010 Census, 78% of people named Toledo identified as Hispanic or Latino (any race), and 8.5% as white (not Hispanic).
- Who is the most famous person named Toledo?
- Braian Toledo, Argentine javelin thrower (1993-2020), followed by Eberti Marques de Toledo.
- Where is the surname Toledo most common?
- Wikidata records people named Toledo in Brazil, Argentina and Venezuela.
- How do you pronounce Toledo?
- Toledo is /təˈleɪ.doʊ/, 3 syllables.
- What type of surname is Toledo?
- Toledo is a place surname, taken from where an ancestor lived or came from.
- Is the surname Toledo getting more or less common?
- More common. 14,514 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 19,474 in 2010, up 34%.