# Toohey (surname)

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

A surname from Irish.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | Irish |
| Type | patronymic, formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 2,618 |
| US rank (2010) | 11,942 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 117,932 people |
| Change since 2000 | +9.4% (2,394 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Variant spellings | Touhey, Tuohey, Tuohy |

## Etymology

From Irish Ó Tuathaigh (“descendant of the chief”).

## Who carries it

Share of people named Toohey 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) | 95% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 2.5% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 0.6% |
| Two or more races | 0.9% |

## Similar surnames

To, Tuohy, Towey, Toe, Thao, Thai, Tu, Ta, Toy, Tew, Tai, Tao.

## 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.