How common is the surname Toman?

2,857 people in the United States had the surname Toman in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 108,066 Americans. It ranked 11,104th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Toman?

In the 2010 Census, 91% of people named Toman identified as white (not Hispanic), and 3.5% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Toman?

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

Where is the surname Toman most common?

Wikidata records people named Toman in the Austrian Empire.

Is the surname Toman getting more or less common?

More common. 2,666 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,857 in 2010, up 7.2%.

The surname Toman

A Czech patronymic surname, carried by 2,857 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex T550

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Toman is more common than 93.2% of them.

Origin

Czech origin

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”).

Toman is a patronymic surname: formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.

One of 96 Czech surnames on this site.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 2,857 people named Toman in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 108,066 Americans. That is up 7.2% since 2000, when the Census counted 2,666.

#11,104

rank among US surnames

2,857

people in 2010

1.0

per 100,000 Americans

+7.2%

change since 2000 (was #10,951)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#11,099	Lasater	2,860	107,953
#11,101	Granda	2,859	107,991
#11,103	Dearborn	2,858	108,029
#11,104	Toman	2,857	108,066
#11,109	Plyler	2,856	108,104
#11,111	Leis	2,855	108,142

Who is named Toman

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

91% of people named Toman identified as white (not Hispanic), 3.5% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 2.2% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 91%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 3.5%
Two or more races 2.2%
Asian and Pacific Islander 1.2%
Black (not Hispanic) 1.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.6%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Tomans

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

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

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Toman

Toman has the Soundex code T550, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code T550.

Other Czech surnames

All 96 Czech surnames

Questions

Where does the surname Toman come from?: 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”).
How common is the surname Toman?: 2,857 people in the United States had the surname Toman in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 108,066 Americans. It ranked 11,104th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Toman?: In the 2010 Census, 91% of people named Toman identified as white (not Hispanic), and 3.5% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Toman?: Lovro Toman, Austrian member of Austrian empire council and lawyer (1827-1870).
Where is the surname Toman most common?: Wikidata records people named Toman in the Austrian Empire.
What type of surname is Toman?: Toman is a patronymic surname, formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.
Is the surname Toman getting more or less common?: More common. 2,666 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,857 in 2010, up 7.2%.