The surname Tolstoy
A surname.
2 syllables Soundex T423
Origin
From Russian Толсто́й (Tolstój), from a stress variant of the ancestor of то́лстый (tólstyj, “stout”).
Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Famous Tolstoys
2 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first
- Nikolai TolstoyBritish-born Russian noble and historian, born 1935
- Ekaterina JungeBorn countess Tolstoy, Russian painter and memoirist (1843–1913)
Notable Tolstoys come mostly from the United Kingdom (1) and the Russian Empire (1).
Questions
- Where does the surname Tolstoy come from?
- From Russian Толсто́й (Tolstój), from a stress variant of the ancestor of то́лстый (tólstyj, “stout”).
- Who is the most famous person named Tolstoy?
- Nikolai Tolstoy, British-born Russian noble and historian, followed by Ekaterina Junge.
- Where is the surname Tolstoy most common?
- Wikidata records people named Tolstoy in the United Kingdom and the Russian Empire.