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

Tollar, 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 Tollar surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Tollar in America

Tollar is the 152628th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Tollar surname appeared 107 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 Tollar.

We can also compare 2010 data for Tollar 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 Tollar

The surname Tollar has its origins in England and is believed to have emerged in the 14th century. It is thought to be a variant of the Old English word "tol", which referred to a toll or tax collected for passage or goods. This suggests that the name may have originated from an individual who was responsible for collecting tolls or taxes.

The earliest recorded instances of the name Tollar can be found in parish records and census documents from the counties of Gloucestershire and Somerset in southwestern England. The name appears to have been particularly prevalent in these regions during the 15th and 16th centuries.

One notable early record of the name is in the English "Subsidy Rolls" of 1524, which lists a John Tollar as a resident of the village of Frampton Cotterell in Gloucestershire. This document was a tax record, which lends further credence to the theory that the name was associated with toll collection or taxation.

In the 17th century, the name Tollar began to appear in records from other parts of England, including the counties of Wiltshire and Dorset. This suggests that individuals bearing the name may have migrated from the southwestern regions where it was initially concentrated.

One of the earliest documented instances of the name in the United States is that of Richard Tollar, who was born in England in 1635 and immigrated to the Massachusetts Bay Colony in the mid-1600s. He settled in the town of Newbury and is recorded as a landowner and farmer.

Other notable individuals with the surname Tollar throughout history include:

1. William Tollar (c. 1690 - 1760), an English merchant and landowner from Somerset.
2. Elizabeth Tollar (1725 - 1798), a British author and poet from Gloucestershire.
3. Thomas Tollar (1782 - 1856), an English clergyman and headmaster of Rugby School.
4. James Tollar (1819 - 1879), a British military officer who served in the Crimean War.
5. Margaret Tollar (1845 - 1923), an American philanthropist and advocate for women's education from Pennsylvania.

While the surname Tollar is not among the most common family names, it has a rich history spanning several centuries and can be traced back to its roots in the medieval English countryside.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Tollar

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

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 Tollar 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 Tollar 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 Tollar was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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