Find out how popular the last name Toker is in the United States and learn more about the meaning, history, and race and ethnic origin of people in America who are named Toker.

Toker, like all of the last names we have data for, is identified by the U.S. Census Bureau as a surname which has more than 100 occurrences in the United States in the Decennial Census survey. The most recent statistics we have for the Toker surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Toker in America

Toker is the 72332nd most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Toker surname appeared 269 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 people would have the surname Toker.

We can also compare 2010 data for Toker to data from the previous census in 2000. The table below contains all of the statistics for both years in a side-by-side comparison.

The history of the last name Toker

The surname Toker has its origins in the Middle English word "toker", which was a professional name for someone who was a cloth fuller, or a worker who thickened and compacted woolen cloth by pounding it. This occupational surname emerged in England during the 13th century.

The name Toker can be traced back to the county of Somerset in southwestern England, where the earliest recorded instances of the name appear in tax rolls and parish records from the late 13th and early 14th centuries. Some of the earliest spellings include Tokere, Tookere, and Towker.

In the famous Domesday Book of 1086, which was a comprehensive survey of land ownership and taxation commissioned by William the Conqueror, there is no direct mention of the surname Toker. However, the book does record several places with names similar to the occupational term "toker", such as Tockinton in Gloucestershire and Tockington in Somerset.

One of the earliest recorded individuals with the surname Toker was John Toker, who was mentioned in the Subsidy Rolls of Somerset in 1327. Another early bearer of the name was William Toker, who was listed in the Poll Tax Returns of Yorkshire in 1379.

Throughout the centuries, several notable individuals have borne the Toker surname. In the 16th century, there was Sir Thomas Toker (1515-1585), an English merchant and politician who served as Lord Mayor of London in 1566. In the 17th century, Richard Toker (1628-1692) was an English clergyman and author who wrote several religious works.

In more recent history, Charles Toker (1838-1903) was a British architect who designed several notable buildings in London, including the Finsbury Town Hall and the Holborn Union Offices. Another prominent figure was James Toker (1864-1942), an Australian politician who served as a member of the Australian House of Representatives for the electorate of Sydney from 1917 to 1922.

Lastly, one of the most famous individuals with the Toker surname was Sir Geoffrey Toker (1904-1987), a British journalist and author who worked for several prominent newspapers and wrote several books on history and politics, including his acclaimed biography of Winston Churchill.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Toker

We also have some data on the ancestry of people with the surname Toker.

The below race categories are the modified race categories used in the Census Bureau's population estimates program. All people were categorized into six mutually exclusive racial and Hispanic origin groups:

1. White only
2. Black only
3. American Indian and Alaskan Native only
4. Asian and Pacific Islander only
5. Hispanic
6. Two or More Races

For the most recent 2010 census data, the race/ethnic origin breakdown for Toker was:

Note: Any fields showing (S) means the data was suppressed for privacy so that the data does not in any way identify any specific individuals.

Since we have data from the previous census in 2000, we can also compare the values to see how the popularity of Toker has changed in the 10 years between the two census surveys.

Data source

The last name data and ethnic breakdown of last names is sourced directly from the Decennial Census survey, conducted every 10 years by the United States Census Bureau.

The history and meaning of the name Toker was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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