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

Toman, 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 Toman surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Toman in America

Toman is the 11104th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Toman surname appeared 2,857 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 1 people would have the surname Toman.

We can also compare 2010 data for Toman 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 Toman

The surname Toman has its origins in the Czech Republic, where it first emerged in the late medieval period. It is thought to be derived from the old Czech word "toman," which referred to a type of coin or monetary unit that was in circulation during the 15th and 16th centuries. This suggests that the name may have originally been an occupational surname for someone involved in minting or handling money.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the Toman surname can be found in the Berní Rula, a tax register compiled in Bohemia in the late 17th century. In this document, there are several entries for individuals with the surname Toman, indicating that the name was already well-established in the region by that time.

During the 18th and 19th centuries, the Toman surname began to spread beyond the Czech lands as people migrated to other parts of Europe and overseas. Notable individuals bearing this name include Jan Toman (1880-1947), a Czech politician and journalist who served as the first Prime Minister of Czechoslovakia after World War I.

Another prominent figure was Vladimír Toman (1896-1942), a Czech writer and poet who was active in the early 20th century avant-garde literary movement. His works, such as the poetry collection "Měsíc nad řekou" (Moon over the River), explored themes of nature and the human experience.

In the realm of science, Jaroslav Toman (1895-1976) was a Czech chemist and inventor who made significant contributions to the study of organic compounds and the development of synthetic materials.

Across the Atlantic, the Toman surname can also be found among Czech immigrant communities in the United States and Canada. One notable example is Frank Toman (1908-1981), an American politician of Czech descent who served as the Mayor of Chicago from 1965 to 1976.

While the Toman surname may have originated as an occupational name related to coinage, it has since become a widely recognized Czech surname with a rich history spanning centuries and continents.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Toman

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

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

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