Explore the Family Name Tholl

The meaning of Tholl

1. South German: topographic name for someone living in or above a forest, from South German dold ‘tree tops, branches’. 2. South German: nickname from Middle High German tol, dol ‘foolish, unreasonable’; but also ‘of great beauty’. 3. Swedish: probably of German origin. This surname is very rare in Sweden.

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How common is the last name Tholl in the United States?

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Tholl experienced a decrease in popularity between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, it was ranked 43,058th and by 2010, it fell to 51,281st, marking a decline of 19.1%. The number of people with the Tholl surname also dropped during this period, from 473 to 406 individuals, reflecting a 14.16% decrease. Furthermore, the proportion of the population with this surname per 100,000 people dropped by 22.22%, from 0.18 to 0.14.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#43,058	#51,281	-19.1%
Count	473	406	-14.16%
Proportion per 100k	0.18	0.14	-22.22%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Tholl

Regarding the ethnic identity associated with the surname Tholl, data from the Decennial U.S. Census shows that the majority of individuals with this surname identify as White. This group saw an increase of 1.34% from 92.60% in 2000 to 93.84% in 2010. Those identifying as belonging to two or more races saw a slight decrease from 1.27% in 2000 to 1.23% in 2010. The percentage of individuals identifying as Hispanic also decreased by 9.89%, from 4.65% in 2000 to 4.19% in 2010. There were no reported changes for Asian/Pacific Islander, Black, or American Indian and Alaskan Native identities over this ten-year period.

	2000	2010	Change
White	92.6%	93.84%	1.34%
Hispanic	4.65%	4.19%	-9.89%
Two or More Races	1.27%	1.23%	-3.15%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%