Last Name TOOVEY

Summary/Contribute


Meaning The son of Tofig or Tovi. Tofig the Proud was Harold's forerunner in the foundation of Waltham. He appears in Florence as 'Danicus et praepotens vir Tovius, Pruda cognomento.' He signs himself in 1033 as 'Tovi Pruda.'
Origin English, Irish

Rank 122,534 (2000 US census)
Count 130 (2000 US census)

Race / ethnic distribution

The 2000 US Census claims that
  • 91.54%, or 119 total occurrences, of those with this family name identified themselves as being white,
  • undisclosed % as black,
  • 0%, or 0 total occurrences, as Asian and Pacific Islander,
  • 0%, or 0 total occurrences, as American Indian and Native Alaskan,
  • 4.62%, or 6 total occurrences, as two or more races, and
  • undisclosed % as Hispanic ethnic origin.


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