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Tolmie Family History

Tolmie Name Meaning

Scottish: habitational name from a lost or unidentified place called Tolmach or similar. The placename derives from Gaelic tolm ‘hillock’ + a placename forming suffix. Tolm is a loan-word into Scottish Gaelic from Old Norse holmr ‘holm islet’.

Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022


Similar surnames: Holme, Coombe, Tobie, Sollie, Molin, Torvik, Volle, Wilkie, Tolchin

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Where is the Tolmie family from?

You can see how Tolmie families moved over time by selecting different census years. The Tolmie family name was found in the USA, the UK, Canada, and Scotland between 1840 and 1920. The most Tolmie families were found in and Scotland in 1841. In 1840 there was 1 Tolmie family living in New York. This was 100% of all the recorded Tolmie's in USA. New York had the highest population of Tolmie families in 1840.
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What did your Tolmie ancestors do for a living?

In 1940, Farmer and Housewife were the top reported jobs for men and women in the USA named Tolmie. 25% of Tolmie men worked as a Farmer and 28% of Tolmie women worked as a Housewife. Some less common occupations for Americans named Tolmie were Carpenter and Waitress. .

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*We display top occupations by gender to maintain their historical accuracy during times when men and women often performed different jobs.

Top Male Occupations In 1940

  • Farmer
    25%
  • Clerk
    25%
  • Attendant
    17%
  • Carpenter
    17%

Top Female Occupations In 1940

  • Housewife
    28%
  • Seamstress
    19%
  • Bookkeeper
    19%
  • Waitress
    19%
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Census Records

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Passenger Lists

There are 1,000 immigration records available for the last name Tolmie. Passenger lists are your ticket to knowing when your ancestors arrived in the USA, and how they made the journey - from the ship name to ports of arrival and departure.

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There are 1,000 military records available for the last name Tolmie. For the veterans among your Tolmie ancestors, military collections provide insights into where and when they served, and even physical descriptions.

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What is the average Tolmie lifespan?

Between 1952 and 2004, in the United States, Tolmie life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1952, and highest in 1979. The average life expectancy for Tolmie in 1952 was 48, and 77 in 2004.

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