How common is the surname Toye?

1,140 people in the United States had the surname Toye in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 270,829 Americans. It ranked 22,543rd of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Toye?

Fred Toye, American television director, editor and producer, followed by Mason Toye.

Where is the surname Toye most common?

Wikidata records people named Toye in the United States.

Is the surname Toye getting more or less common?

Less common. 1,144 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,140 in 2010, down 0.3%.

The surname Toye

A surname, carried by 1,140 people in the United States.

1 syllable Soundex T000

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Toye is more common than 86.1% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 1,140 people named Toye in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 270,829 Americans. That is about the same as in 2000, when the Census counted 1,144.

#22,543

rank among US surnames

1,140

people in 2010

0.4

per 100,000 Americans

-0.3%

change since 2000 (was #21,335)

Who is named Toye

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

69% of people named Toye identified as white (not Hispanic), 26% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.9% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 69%
Black (not Hispanic) 26%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.9%
Asian and Pacific Islander 1.8%

The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Native American, Multiracial are not shown.

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Toyes

2 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Fred Toye
American television director, editor and producer, born 1967
Mason Toye
American soccer player, born 1998

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Toye

Toye has the Soundex code T000, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code T000.

Questions

How common is the surname Toye?: 1,140 people in the United States had the surname Toye in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 270,829 Americans. It ranked 22,543rd of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Toye?: In the 2010 Census, 69% of people named Toye identified as white (not Hispanic), and 26% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Toye?: Fred Toye, American television director, editor and producer, followed by Mason Toye.
Where is the surname Toye most common?: Wikidata records people named Toye in the United States.
Is the surname Toye getting more or less common?: Less common. 1,144 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,140 in 2010, down 0.3%.