# Toye (surname)

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

A surname.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | not recorded |
| Type | not recorded |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 1,140 |
| US rank (2010) | 22,543 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 270,829 people |
| Change since 2000 | -0.3% (1,144 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Who carries it

Share of people named Toye 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) | 69% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 26% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 2.9% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 1.8% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Toye in the United States.

## People named Toye

- Fred Toye, American television director, editor and producer
- Mason Toye, American soccer player

## Similar surnames

Tye, Tyo, Toya, To, Toy, Towe, Ty, Towey, Toe, Thao, Thai, Tu.

## 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.