Explore the Family Name Tolson
The meaning of Tolson
English (Yorkshire): 1. habitational name from Toulston in Newton Kyme (Yorkshire). The placename derives from the personal name Toglos (probably from an Old Norse nickname Tauglauss ‘ropeless’) + Old English tūn ‘farmstead, estate’. 2. patronymic from the Middle English personal name Tol(l)e (see Towle) + -son ‘son of Tol(l)e’.
Dictionary of American Family Names, 2nd edition, © Oxford University Press, 2022.
How common is the last name Tolson in the United States?
Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname Tolson has seen a slight decrease in popularity from 2000 to 2010. In 2000, Tolson ranked 5988th most popular, while a decade later it dropped slightly to the 6093rd spot, indicating a 1.75% decrease. However, the actual count of people with this surname increased by 6.33%, from 5295 individuals in 2000 to 5630 in 2010. This change is reflected in the proportion per 100k, which suffered a minor decrease of 2.55%.
2000 | 2010 | Change | |
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Rank | #5,988 | #6,093 | -1.75% |
Count | 5,295 | 5,630 | 6.33% |
Proportion per 100k | 1.96 | 1.91 | -2.55% |
Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Tolson
The Decennial U.S. Census data also provides insight into the ethnic identities associated with the surname Tolson. Over the span of ten years, there were several noticeable changes. The number of Asian/Pacific Islanders with the surname nearly tripled, increasing by 177.78%. There was also a significant increase of 67.48% within the Hispanic community and a 39.22% increase among American Indians and Alaskan Natives. The group identifying with two or more races saw a moderate increase of 8.37%. Meanwhile, the percentage of White individuals with the surname decreased slightly by 1.92%, as did the Black community by 0.31%, although these groups still constitute the majority of individuals bearing the Tolson surname.
2000 | 2010 | Change | |
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White | 66.8% | 65.52% | -1.92% |
Black | 29.22% | 29.13% | -0.31% |
Two or More Races | 2.15% | 2.33% | 8.37% |
Hispanic | 1.23% | 2.06% | 67.48% |
American Indian and Alaskan Native | 0.51% | 0.71% | 39.22% |
Asian/Pacific Islander | 0.09% | 0.25% | 177.78% |
Tolson ancestry composition
23andMe computes an ancestry breakdown for each customer. People may have ancestry from just one population or they may have ancestry from several populations. The most commonly-observed ancestry found in people with the surname Tolson is British & Irish, which comprises 53.1% of all ancestry found in people with the surname. The next two most common ancestries are French & German (17.6%) and Nigerian (6.8%). Additional ancestries include Ghanaian, Liberian & Sierra Leonean, Eastern European, Scandinavian, Spanish & Portuguese, and Angolan & Congolese.
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ANCESTRY BREAKDOWN | COMPOSITION |
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British & Irish | 53.1% |
French & German | 17.6% |
Nigerian | 6.8% |
Other | 22.5% |
Possible origins of the surname Tolson
Your DNA provides clues about where your recent ancestors may have lived. Having many distant relatives in the same location suggests that you may all share common ancestry there. Locations with many distant relatives can also be places where people have migrated recently, such as large cities. If a large number of individuals who share your surname have distant relatives in a specific area, it could indicate a connection between your surname and that location, stemming from either recent ancestral ties or migration.
Based on 23andMe data, people with last name Tolson have recent ancestry locations all within the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.
RECENT ANCESTRY Location | Percentage |
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Merseyside, United Kingdom | 85.50% |
Greater Manchester, United Kingdom | 85.50% |
Lancashire, United Kingdom | 85.50% |
Greater London, United Kingdom | 85.50% |
Tyne And Wear, United Kingdom | 84.70% |
What Tolson haplogroups can tell you
Haplogroups are genetic population groups that share a common ancestor on either your paternal or maternal line. These paternal and maternal haplogroups shed light on your genetic ancestry and help tell the story of your family.
The top paternal haplogroup of people with the surname Tolson is R-L664, which is predominantly found among people with European ancestry. Haplogroup R-L664 is descended from haplogroup R-M420. Other common haplogroups include R-CTS241 and R-L48, which are predominantly found among people with European and European ancestry. Other surnames with similar common haplogroups are: Fenn, Gough, Drake, Cousins, Hope, Tucker, Stanton, Purnell, Robson, Canady.
The most common maternal haplogroups of people with Tolson surname are: H1, H, L3e. These most commonly trace back to individuals of European and Sub-Saharan African ancestry.
Your maternal lineage may be linked to Marie Antoinette
Because it is so dominant in the general European population, haplogroup H also appears quite frequently in the continent's royal houses. Marie Antoinette, an Austrian Hapsburg who married into the French royal family, inherited the haplogroup from her maternal ancestors. So did Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, whose recorded genealogy traces his female line to Bavaria. Scientists also discovered that famed 16th century astronomer Nicolaus Copernicus traced his maternal lineages to haplogroup H.
What do people with the surname Tolson have in common?
Spoiler alert: it's complicated. People with the same last name are usually no more genetically similar than a randomly sampled group of people from the same population. That said, people with the same surname are more likely to have similar ancestries than randomly sampled individuals. The reason is the tendency of people with similar cultural or geographical backgrounds to preferentially mate with one another. That's why people who share a surname may be more likely to share traits and tendencies in common than people within the general population. Check out the percentages below to see the prevalences of tastes, habits, and traits of people with your surname compared with prevalences among 23andMe users.
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Migraine
A severe headache characterized by intense pain, sensitivity to light and sound, and often accompanied by nausea and vomiting.
"Tolson" Surname 16.8%
23andMe Users 16.4%
Are health conditions linked to the last name Tolson?
The short answer is that, if there is an association between surname and health, it's usually more about your ancestry than your name. Individuals with a given surname are no more genetically similar than the general population but often have similar ancestries. The populations of people associated with those shared ancestries often have sets of genetic variations, also known as alleles, in common. Some of those alleles are associated with a greater likelihood of developing certain diseases.
Disease variant frequency by ancestry
Disease allele frequencies in populations associated with the surname Tolson are shown below. Important Note: not everyone with a disease allele will develop these health condition