Explore the Family Name Toll

The meaning of Toll

1. English: variant of Towle. Compare Tole. 2. German: nickname from Middle High German tol, dol ‘foolish, unreasonable’, also ‘pretty’ or ‘handsome’. 3. German: from a shortened form of the personal name Bartholomäus (see Bartholomew). 4. Dutch (also Van Toll): variant of Tol ‘toll’.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the popularity of the surname Toll saw a minor shift between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, the surname ranked 12,967 in terms of popularity and it slightly dropped to 13,383 in 2010, indicating a change of -3.21%. The total count of people with the surname Toll increased from 2,168 individuals in 2000 to 2,276 by 2010, marking an increase of nearly 5%. However, the proportion per 100k people decreased slightly by 3.75%, from 0.8 to 0.77.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#12,967	#13,383	-3.21%
Count	2,168	2,276	4.98%
Proportion per 100k	0.8	0.77	-3.75%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Toll

As for the ethnic identity associated with the surname Toll, according to the Decennial U.S. Census, changes were observed between 2000 and 2010. The percentage of White individuals with this surname decreased from 93.59% to 90.99%. Conversely, the percentage of Hispanic individuals increased by 6.11%, from 3.60% to 3.82%. Notably, the number of Black individuals also saw a rise, growing by 22.61%. The surname was reported among Asian/Pacific Islander and American Indian/Alaskan Native populations as well, though previously unreported in 2000. The count of individuals identifying with two or more races reduced by 54.72%.

	2000	2010	Change
White	93.59%	90.99%	-2.78%
Hispanic	3.6%	3.82%	6.11%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	2.77%	0%
Black	1.15%	1.41%	22.61%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0.53%	0%
Two or More Races	1.06%	0.48%	-54.72%