Tooley

Used in: 2 countries

Origin: Old Norse

Anglicized form of the Old Norse personal name Þórleifr, which is composed of the elements Þórr (“Thor”) and leifr (“inheritor”) (compare líf). (Note: Tooley Street in London, England, is of Old Norse origin, but is not from Þórleifr. It is a shortening of Sant Ole, meaning Saint Olaf.)

Etymology: Wiktionary (CC-BY-SA)

Name Variants & Related

Toole Root name
Ainscough Old Norse origin
Airey Old Norse origin
Applewhite Old Norse origin
Asquith Old Norse origin
Barnes Old Norse origin
Begbie Old Norse origin
Bigby Old Norse origin
Birkbeck Old Norse origin

Popularity by Country

Tooley

Rank #5928

ONS + GRO (merged) ↗

Tooley

Rank #7409

Frequency 4,149 people (1.54 per 100k)

Ethnic Distribution

White 87.15% Hispanic 1.25% Black 9.4% Asian/PI 0.48% Native Am. 0.24% Two+ 1.47%

U.S. Census Bureau Surnames ↗

Similar Names to Tooley

Last names that start with T, sorted by popularity.

No related names found.