How common is the surname Toole?

6,534 people in the United States had the surname Toole in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 47,252 Americans. It ranked 5,331st of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Toole?

John Kennedy Toole, American novelist (1937–1969), followed by Ottis Toole.

Where is the surname Toole most common?

Wikidata records people named Toole in the United States.

Is the surname Toole getting more or less common?

More common. 6,328 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 6,534 in 2010, up 3.3%.

The surname Toole

A patronymic surname, carried by 6,534 people in the United States.

1 syllable Soundex T400

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Toole is more common than 96.7% of them.

Origin

From Irish Ó Tuathail (literally “descendant of Tuathal”), from Proto-Celtic *Toutowalos (literally “land chief”).

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

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 6,534 people named Toole in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 47,252 Americans. That is up 3.3% since 2000, when the Census counted 6,328.

#5,331

rank among US surnames

6,534

people in 2010

2.2

per 100,000 Americans

+3.3%

change since 2000 (was #5,090)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#5,322	Ladner	6,551	47,130
#5,323	Beiler	6,549	47,144
#5,324	Yin	6,548	47,151
#5,325	Marlowe	6,543	47,187
#5,326	Recinos	6,540	47,209
#5,327	Tibbetts	6,538	47,223
#5,328	Lehr	6,537	47,230

Who is named Toole

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

86% of people named Toole identified as white (not Hispanic), 9.3% as Black (not Hispanic) and 1.9% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 86%
Black (not Hispanic) 9.3%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.9%
Two or more races 1.5%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.5%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.4%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Tooles

3 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

John Kennedy Toole
American novelist (1937–1969)
Ottis Toole
American serial killer (1947–1996)
Joseph Toole
American politician (1851-1929)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Toole

Toole has the Soundex code T400, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code T400.

Questions

Where does the surname Toole come from?: From Irish Ó Tuathail (literally “descendant of Tuathal”), from Proto-Celtic *Toutowalos (literally “land chief”).
How common is the surname Toole?: 6,534 people in the United States had the surname Toole in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 47,252 Americans. It ranked 5,331st of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Toole?: In the 2010 Census, 86% of people named Toole identified as white (not Hispanic), and 9.3% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Toole?: John Kennedy Toole, American novelist (1937–1969), followed by Ottis Toole.
Where is the surname Toole most common?: Wikidata records people named Toole in the United States.
What type of surname is Toole?: Toole is a patronymic surname, formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.
Is the surname Toole getting more or less common?: More common. 6,328 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 6,534 in 2010, up 3.3%.