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Toll Family History

Toll Name Meaning

English: from the Middle English personal name Toll, Old English Toll, or Old Norse Tóli, the latter being derived from a reduced form of a compound name such as þórleifr (composed of the elements þórr, name of the Scandinavian god of thunder (see Thor) + leifr ‘relic’) or þórleikr (composed of the elements þórr + leikr ‘sport’, ‘play’). English: topographic name from toll ‘clump of trees’, a dialect term of Kent, Sussex, and Hampshire. German: nickname from Middle High German tol, dol ‘foolish’, also ‘pretty’ or ‘handsome’. German: from a reduced form of the personal name Bartholomäus (see Bartholomew).

Similar surnames: Doll, Tull, Tell, Poll, Boll, Noll, Roll, Coll, Holl, Koll

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Where is the Toll family from?

You can see how Toll families moved over time by selecting different census years. The Toll family name was found in the USA, the UK, Canada, and Scotland between 1840 and 1920. The most Toll families were found in USA in 1880. In 1840 there were 6 Toll families living in New York. This was about 23% of all the recorded Toll's in USA. New York had the highest population of Toll families in 1840.

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What did your Toll ancestors do for a living?

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Top Male Occupations In 1940

Farmer
18%
Laborer
12%
Salesman
10%
Truck Driver
6%

Top Female Occupations In 1940

Waitress
9%
Stenographer
8%
Housekeeper
7%
Cook
7%

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Census Records
There are 27,000 census records available for the last name Toll. Like a window into their day-to-day life, Toll census records can tell you where and how your ancestors worked, their level of education, veteran status, and more.
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Passenger Lists
There are 3,000 immigration records available for the last name Toll. 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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Draft Cards
There are 7,000 military records available for the last name Toll. For the veterans among your Toll ancestors, military collections provide insights into where and when they served, and even physical descriptions.
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Census Records

There are 27,000 census records available for the last name Toll. Like a window into their day-to-day life, Toll census records can tell you where and how your ancestors worked, their level of education, veteran status, and more.

Search US census records for Toll

Passenger Lists

There are 3,000 immigration records available for the last name Toll. 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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Draft Cards

There are 7,000 military records available for the last name Toll. For the veterans among your Toll ancestors, military collections provide insights into where and when they served, and even physical descriptions.

View all Toll military records

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What is the average Toll lifespan?

Between 1944 and 2004, in the United States, Toll life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1960, and highest in 1998. The average life expectancy for Toll in 1944 was 58, and 75 in 2004.

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