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

Tooman, 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 Tooman surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Tooman in America

Tooman is the 54178th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Tooman surname appeared 381 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 Tooman.

We can also compare 2010 data for Tooman 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 Tooman

The surname Tooman is believed to have originated in Ireland, with records dating back to the 16th century. It is thought to be derived from the Gaelic word "tuaim," meaning a small hillock or mound. This suggests that the name may have initially referred to someone who lived near a prominent hill or raised land feature.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the name can be found in the Fiants of the Reign of Elizabeth I, where a Thomas Tooman is mentioned in 1586. These Fiants were legal documents issued by the English Crown in Ireland during the Tudor period.

In the 17th century, the name appears in various records related to land ownership and taxation in counties such as Tipperary, Kilkenny, and Waterford. Variants of the spelling included Toman, Tooman, and Toomane.

A notable figure bearing this surname was Richard Tooman, a merchant and landowner from County Waterford, who lived in the late 17th and early 18th centuries. He was involved in the export of provisions to the West Indies and owned several estates in the Waterford area.

Another individual of historical significance was John Tooman, a soldier who fought in the American Revolutionary War. Born in Ireland around 1750, he served in the Continental Army and was present at the Siege of Yorktown in 1781, which led to the British surrender and effectively ended the war.

In the 19th century, the name Tooman can be found in records of Irish immigrants to countries like the United States, Canada, and Australia. One such immigrant was Michael Tooman, who was born in County Tipperary in 1820 and later settled in Massachusetts, where he worked as a laborer.

Other notable individuals with the surname Tooman include John Tooman, an Irish politician and member of the Irish Parliament in the late 19th century, and William Tooman, a Scottish-born architect who lived in the early 20th century and designed several significant buildings in Sydney, Australia.

The name Tooman has also been associated with various place names in Ireland, such as Toomaneara and Toomanhill, which further reinforce its connection to local geography and landscape features.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Tooman

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

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

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