Tool Surname

283,643rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,358 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Estonia

Tool Surname Definition:

Same as the Irish name O'Toole or O'Tuaghall. See Tottle.

Tool Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States5671:639,25751,420
Netherlands2911:58,0329,981
Philippines2011:503,67359,029
Estonia921:14,3672,255
India391:19,668,343291,059
Canada291:1,270,53890,455
Taiwan251:937,7906,555
England201:2,785,90397,972
China91:151,924,6187,954
Australia91:2,999,522116,751
Thailand61:11,773,058553,295
Spain51:9,350,407109,555
Indonesia51:26,449,839597,308
Kuwait41:950,17418,811
South Africa41:13,544,426222,367
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Pakistan41:44,660,971115,884
Morocco41:8,619,02573,251
Mexico41:31,031,55163,627
Malaysia31:9,831,408269,765
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Greece21:5,539,895129,142
Chile21:8,808,23765,417
Vanuatu11:263,2762,086
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Cuba11:11,522,71617,380
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
British Virgin Islands11:31,5941,029
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
France11:66,422,722504,397
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Guatemala11:16,082,66812,169
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland751:59,0654,671
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1421:171,65814,473
Scotland241:155,9676,425
Wales71:224,0598,079
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,0611:47,3315,423

Tool (190) may also be a first name.

Tool Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Same as the Irish name O'Toole or O'Tuaghall. See Tottle.

Ludus Patronymicus (1868) by Richard Stephen Charnock

Tool Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Tool Come From? nationality or country of origin

Tool has its highest incidence in The United States. It may also appear as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Tool? popularity and diffusion

Tool is the 283,643rd most commonly held last name on earth, held by around 1 in 5,366,381 people. The surname is primarily found in The Americas, where 44 percent of Tool are found; 44 percent are found in North America and 43 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 659,352nd most commonly occurring first name world-wide It is held by 190 people.

The surname Tool is most widely held in The United States, where it is held by 567 people, or 1 in 639,257. In The United States Tool is most prevalent in: California, where 17 percent reside, Iowa, where 10 percent reside and Colorado, where 6 percent reside. Beside The United States this surname occurs in 47 countries. It also occurs in The Netherlands, where 21 percent reside and The Philippines, where 15 percent reside.

Tool Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Tool has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Tool surname fell 47 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it fell 86 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it fell 99 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Tool Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the surname is principally Catholic (97%) in Ireland.

In The United States Tool are 26.7% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 73.47% registered with the party.

The amount Tool earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 91.92% less than the national average, earning R 19,200 per year; in United States they earn 4.21% less than the national average, earning $41,334 USD per year and in Canada they earn 33.84% less than the national average, earning $32,872 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Toole8913,747/
Thool89942/
Tooll894/
Toohl891/
Tol8623,484/
Tootel8012/
Tootil805/
Thoole802/
Tole7513,310/
Toll757,819/
Toel75831/
Toul75817/
Thol75707/
Told75378/
Tohl75327/
Tuol75195/
Toil7581/
Tolp7558/
Tolh7543/
Tolt7524/
Tosl7524/
Totl756/
Tgol751/
Tootell731,471/
Tootill73849/
D'Toole736/
Thole6730,767/
Tolle677,585/
Tholl671,702/
Toyle67648/
Toule67471/
Totel67421/
Tholt67180/
Tosel67178/
Totil67114/
Toull6762/
Togli6762/
Toile6760/
Tosil6759/
Tohul6759/
Htoil6752/
Toldt6751/
Thoil6749/
Toell6728/
Toldd6716/
Tocel6714/
Tolhh6713/
Thoul6713/
Tuole679/
Tocil679/
Tolhe676/
Thotl675/
Tolph675/
Toulh674/
Tottl674/
Tould674/
Ttotl673/
Thuol672/
Htole672/
Totlt672/
Totlh671/
Toill671/
Toltt671/
Tosle671/
Toyld671/
Tohyl671/
Tousl671/
Toisl671/
Htoel671/
Thoyl670/
Toult670/

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Tool Reference & Research

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Tool
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