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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 Tolstoy
    British-born Russian noble and historian, born 1935
  • Ekaterina Junge
    Born 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.