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

Tooker, 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 Tooker surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Tooker in America

Tooker is the 15635th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Tooker surname appeared 1,869 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 Tooker.

We can also compare 2010 data for Tooker 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 Tooker

The surname Tooker is an English surname that originated in the early medieval period. It is derived from the Old English word "tucian," which means "to pull" or "to pluck." The name likely referred to someone who worked as a fuller, a profession that involved pulling or plucking woolen cloth to thicken it.

In its earliest forms, the surname was recorded as Toker, Tokere, and Tuker in various medieval records and documents. One of the earliest recorded instances of the name can be found in the Pipe Rolls of Yorkshire from 1166, which mentions a person named William Tokere.

The surname Tooker is also closely associated with several place names in England, such as Tooker's Green in Buckinghamshire and Tooker's Lane in Sussex. These place names likely originated from individuals bearing the surname Tooker who resided in or owned land in those areas.

During the 13th and 14th centuries, the name Tooker appeared in various historical records, including the Hundred Rolls of Cambridgeshire from 1273, which listed a John le Tukere, and the Court Rolls of the Manor of Wakefield from 1348, which mentioned a Thomas Toker.

One notable individual with the surname Tooker was Robert Tooker (c. 1530 - c. 1604), an English clergyman and author who wrote a historical work titled "The History of Taunton and the County Palatine of Somerset." Another prominent figure was William Tooker (1588 - 1663), an English clergyman and writer who authored several religious works, including "Eben-Ezer" and "The Celestial Husbandry."

Other historical figures bearing the surname Tooker include John Tooker (1635 - 1719), an English Quaker minister and writer, and Benjamin Tooker (1656 - 1718), an English Puritan minister who served as the pastor of the Independent Church in Rotterdam.

In the 18th century, a notable individual with the surname Tooker was Thomas Tooker (1743 - 1829), an English-born American Revolutionary War soldier who fought in the Battle of Bunker Hill and later settled in Pennsylvania.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Tooker

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

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

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