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    The surname Tookes

    A surname, carried by 1,168 people in the United States.

    1 syllable Soundex T220

    Tookes: #22,131 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer Tookes #22,131, 1,168 people Tookes: #22,131 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#100Jimenez Tookes #22,131, 1,168 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Tookes is more common than 86.4% of them.

    Origin

    Altered form of Tooke.

    Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 1,168 people named Tookes in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 264,337 Americans. That is up 33% since 2000, when the Census counted 881.

    #22,131
    rank among US surnames
    1,168
    people in 2010
    0.4
    per 100,000 Americans
    +32.6%
    change since 2000 (was #26,125)
    RankSurnamePeople1 in
    #22,124Dejarnette1,169264,111
    #22,131Damelio1,168264,337

    Who is named Tookes

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

    86% of people named Tookes identified as Black (not Hispanic), 8.8% as white (not Hispanic) and 2.3% as two or more races.

    • Black (not Hispanic) 86%
    • White (not Hispanic) 8.8%
    • Two or more races 2.3%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.0%
    The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Asian & Pacific Islander, Native American are not shown.

    Compare: most common surnames among Black Americans.

    Famous Tookess

    1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • Jasmine Borrero Tookes
      American model, born 1991

    Questions

    Where does the surname Tookes come from?
    Altered form of Tooke.
    How common is the surname Tookes?
    1,168 people in the United States had the surname Tookes in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 264,337 Americans. It ranked 22,131st of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Tookes?
    In the 2010 Census, 86% of people named Tookes identified as Black (not Hispanic), and 8.8% as white (not Hispanic).
    Who is the most famous person named Tookes?
    Jasmine Borrero Tookes, American model.
    Where is the surname Tookes most common?
    Wikidata records people named Tookes in the United States.
    Is the surname Tookes getting more or less common?
    More common. 881 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,168 in 2010, up 33%.