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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).

Source: Dictionary of American Family Names ©2013, Oxford University Press


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

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Toll Ethnicity Estimate

What are the common regions with the Toll name?

These results combine data from everyone in the AncestryDNA® database with the last name Toll. The Ancestry® ethnicity regions shown are top five most common on average for these people.

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  • England & Wales

    37%

  • Ireland & Scotland

    20%

  • Germanic Europe

    9%

  • European Jewish

    6%

  • Eastern Europe & Russia

    5%

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Toll Family Origin

Where is the Toll family from?

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    1920
    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 the 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 the USA. New York had the highest population of Toll families in 1840.
    Use census records and voter lists to see where families with the Toll surname lived. Within census records, you can often find information like name of household members, ages, birthplaces, residences, and occupations.

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    Toll Family Occupations

    What did your Toll ancestors do for a living?

    In 1880, a less common occupation for the Toll family was Farming. The most common Toll occupation in the USA was Farmer. 27% of Toll's were Farmers. Farmer, Keeping House and Laborer were the top 3 reported jobs worked by Toll.

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    • Farmer

      27%

    • Keeping House

      6%

    • Laborer

      6%

    • Farming

      5%

    Census records can tell you a lot of little known facts about your Toll ancestors, such as occupation. Occupation can tell you about your ancestor's social and economic status.

    Toll Historical Records

    What Toll family records will you find?

    Census Record

    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 List

    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 Card

    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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    Toll Life Expectancy

    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.

    View Social Security Death Index (SSDI) for Toll

    An unusually short lifespan might indicate that your Toll ancestors lived in harsh conditions. A short lifespan might also indicate health problems that were once prevalent in your family. The SSDI is a searchable database of more than 70 million names. You can find birthdates, death dates, addresses and more.

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