Tooley
English
editEtymology
editAnglicized 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.)
Proper noun
editTooley (plural Tooleys)
- 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.