English edit

Etymology edit

Anglicized form of the Old Norse personal name Þórleifr, which is composed of the elements Þórr (Thor) and leifr (inheritor). (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.)

Proper noun edit

Tooley (plural Tooleys)

  1. A surname from Old Norse.

Statistics edit

  • According to the 2010 United States Census, Tooley is the 7605th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 4371 individuals. Tooley is most common among White (84.47%) and Black/African American (10.04%) individuals.