# Toman (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/toman/  
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 | Czech |
| Type | patronymic, formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 2,857 |
| US rank (2010) | 11,104 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 108,066 people |
| Change since 2000 | +7.2% (2,666 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Etymology

Two main origins: * Borrowed from Czech and Slovak Toman, a hypocoristic form of the personal name Tomáš. * Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó Tuamáin (“descendant of Tuamán”), a diminutive of tuama (“grave, tomb, burial mound”).

## Who carries it

Share of people named Toman 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) | 91% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 1.2% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 3.5% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 1.2% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.6% |
| Two or more races | 2.2% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Toman in the Austrian Empire.

## People named Toman

- Lovro Toman, Austrian member of Austrian empire council and lawyer (1827-1870)

## Similar surnames

Twyman, Tieman, Thoman, Thomann, Tynan, Tiemann, Tinnin, Thieman, Tayman.

## 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.