# Tolle (surname)

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

A surname.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | German |
| Type | not recorded |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 3,564 |
| US rank (2010) | 9,155 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 86,629 people |
| Change since 2000 | +7.9% (3,302 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Etymology

* As a north/Low German surname, from Middle Low German toll, see toll. * As a German surname Tölle, variant of Toelle, itself a pet form of Bertold, see Berthold. * As a Dutch surname, variant of Tol.

## Who carries it

Share of people named Tolle 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) | 94% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 0.7% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 2.9% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 0.8% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.3% |
| Two or more races | 1.4% |

## Similar surnames

Talley, Tilley, Toole, Tolley, Tooley, Towle, Toll, Toal, Tulley, Tola, Tole, Towell.

## 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.