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    The surname Toombs

    A patronymic surname, carried by 4,806 people in the United States.

    1 syllable Soundex T512

    Toombs: #6,977 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer Toombs #6,977, 4,806 people Toombs: #6,977 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#100Jimenez Toombs #6,977, 4,806 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Toombs is more common than 95.7% of them.

    Origin

    From Tom + the patronymic suffix -s.

    Toombs 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 4,806 people named Toombs in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 64,242 Americans. That is up 2.1% since 2000, when the Census counted 4,709.

    #6,977
    rank among US surnames
    4,806
    people in 2010
    1.6
    per 100,000 Americans
    +2.1%
    change since 2000 (was #6,627)
    RankSurnamePeople1 in
    #6,973McComas4,81264,162
    #6,974Sand4,81064,188
    #6,976Pettway4,80764,228
    #6,977Hileman4,80664,242

    Who is named Toombs

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

    67% of people named Toombs identified as white (not Hispanic), 27% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.6% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

    • White (not Hispanic) 67%
    • Black (not Hispanic) 27%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.6%
    • Two or more races 2.2%
    • Asian and Pacific Islander 0.6%
    • American Indian and Alaska Native 0.3%

    Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

    Famous Toombss

    1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • Robert Toombs
      American politician (1810-1885)

    Questions

    Where does the surname Toombs come from?
    From Tom + the patronymic suffix -s.
    How common is the surname Toombs?
    4,806 people in the United States had the surname Toombs in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 64,242 Americans. It ranked 6,977th of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Toombs?
    In the 2010 Census, 67% of people named Toombs identified as white (not Hispanic), and 27% as Black (not Hispanic).
    Who is the most famous person named Toombs?
    Robert Toombs, American politician (1810-1885).
    Where is the surname Toombs most common?
    Wikidata records people named Toombs in the United States.
    What type of surname is Toombs?
    Toombs is a patronymic surname, formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.
    Is the surname Toombs getting more or less common?
    More common. 4,709 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 4,806 in 2010, up 2.1%.