The surname Toulouse
A French surname, carried by 514 people in the United States.
Pronounced /təˈluːz/ 2 syllables Soundex T420
Origin
French origin
Borrowed from French Toulouse. Compare Welsh twl (tumulus), Irish tulach, from Proto-Indo-European *tewh₂- (“to swell”).
One of 791 French surnames on this site.
Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How common it is
2010 US Census
There were 514 people named Toulouse in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 600,672 Americans. That is up 3.8% since 2000, when the Census counted 495.
#42,237
rank among US surnames
514
people in 2010
0.2
per 100,000 Americans
+3.8%
change since 2000 (was #41,448)
Who is named Toulouse
Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census
86% of people named Toulouse identified as white (not Hispanic), 6.6% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.3% as Asian and Pacific Islander.
- White (not Hispanic) 86%
- Black (not Hispanic) 6.6%
- Asian and Pacific Islander 2.3%
- American Indian and Alaska Native 2.1%
- Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.8%
- Two or more races 1.2%
Other French surnames
Questions
- Where does the surname Toulouse come from?
- Borrowed from French Toulouse. Compare Welsh twl (tumulus), Irish tulach, from Proto-Indo-European *tewh₂- (“to swell”).
- How common is the surname Toulouse?
- 514 people in the United States had the surname Toulouse in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 600,672 Americans. It ranked 42,237th of 162,253 surnames.
- What ethnicity is the surname Toulouse?
- In the 2010 Census, 86% of people named Toulouse identified as white (not Hispanic), and 6.6% as Black (not Hispanic).
- How do you pronounce Toulouse?
- Toulouse is /təˈluːz/, 2 syllables.
- Is the surname Toulouse getting more or less common?
- More common. 495 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 514 in 2010, up 3.8%.