How common is the surname Toler?

9,427 people in the United States had the surname Toler in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 32,751 Americans. It ranked 3,757th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Toler?

Sidney Toler, American actor, playwright and theatre director (1874-1947), followed by Penny Toler.

Where is the surname Toler most common?

Wikidata records people named Toler in the United States.

Is the surname Toler getting more or less common?

More common. 9,091 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 9,427 in 2010, up 3.7%.

The surname Toler

A surname, carried by 9,427 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex T460

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Toler is more common than 97.7% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 9,427 people named Toler in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 32,751 Americans. That is up 3.7% since 2000, when the Census counted 9,091.

#3,757

rank among US surnames

9,427

people in 2010

3.2

per 100,000 Americans

+3.7%

change since 2000 (was #3,592)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#3,748	Perryman	9,443	32,696
#3,749	Cosgrove	9,441	32,703
#3,751	Salerno	9,440	32,706
#3,752	Mundy	9,439	32,710
#3,753	Timm	9,433	32,730
#3,754	Swisher	9,431	32,737
#3,755	Hardman	9,430	32,741

Who is named Toler

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

81% of people named Toler identified as white (not Hispanic), 15% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.0% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 81%
Black (not Hispanic) 15%
Two or more races 2.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.8%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.6%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.5%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Tolers

2 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Sidney Toler
American actor, playwright and theatre director (1874-1947)
Penny Toler
American basketball player and coach, born 1966

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Toler

Toler has the Soundex code T460, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code T460.

Questions

How common is the surname Toler?: 9,427 people in the United States had the surname Toler in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 32,751 Americans. It ranked 3,757th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Toler?: In the 2010 Census, 81% of people named Toler identified as white (not Hispanic), and 15% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Toler?: Sidney Toler, American actor, playwright and theatre director (1874-1947), followed by Penny Toler.
Where is the surname Toler most common?: Wikidata records people named Toler in the United States.
Is the surname Toler getting more or less common?: More common. 9,091 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 9,427 in 2010, up 3.7%.