Explore the Family Name Van Tol

The meaning of Van Tol

Dutch: topographic name from tol ‘toll (house)’, and often also a metonymic occupational name for a toll collector. Compare Tol. Some characteristic forenames: Dutch Willem, Antoon, Dirk, Gerrit, Pieter.

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How common is the last name Van Tol in the United States?

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the popularity of the surname "Van Tol" has shown a noticeable increase in the U.S during the period from 2000 to 2010. In 2000, it was ranked 39,824th in terms of prevalence among all surnames, but by 2010, it had moved up to 37,735th, showing a rise of 5.25%. The count of individuals with the surname also increased from 519 to 589 over the decade, indicating a growth rate of 13.49%. The proportion of people with this surname per 100,000 population also saw a slight increase from 0.19 to 0.2.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#39,824	#37,735	5.25%
Count	519	589	13.49%
Proportion per 100k	0.19	0.2	5.26%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Van Tol

When it comes to ethnic identity, there were some shifts observed within the individuals carrying the surname "Van Tol" between 2000 and 2010, according to the Decennial U.S. Census. In 2000, nearly 97% of those identified as White. By 2010, though this figure remained high at 95.25%, it marked a slight decrease. Interestingly, there was a small emergence of Asian/Pacific Islander and Hispanic identities among the Van Tol population in 2010, which were not present in 2000. At the same time, the percentage of those identifying with two or more races dropped slightly from 1.16% to 0.85%. There were no individuals identifying as Black or American Indian and Alaskan Native in either year.

	2000	2010	Change
White	96.92%	95.25%	-1.72%
Hispanic	0%	2.89%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0.85%	0%
Two or More Races	1.16%	0.85%	-26.72%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%