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

Toyloy, 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 Toyloy surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Toyloy in America

Toyloy is the 158432nd most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Toyloy surname appeared 102 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 Toyloy.

We can also compare 2010 data for Toyloy 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 Toyloy

The surname TOYLOY has its origins in the historic county of Glamorgan in Wales. It is a locational surname derived from a place name, indicating that the original bearers of this name hailed from a specific locality. The name can be traced back to the 13th century, where it was recorded as 'Toyloye' in medieval records.

One of the earliest known references to the TOYLOY name can be found in the "Annales Cambriae," a medieval chronicle recording events in Wales. In this chronicle, a person named Gruffudd ap Toyloy is mentioned as having participated in a skirmish against the English forces in 1268.

The name is believed to have evolved from the Welsh words "toi" and "llwyd," which together mean "grey or brown homestead." This suggests that the original bearers of the TOYLOY name likely resided in a dwelling or hamlet with a distinct grey or brown appearance, perhaps made of local stone or timber.

In the 14th century, a variant spelling of the name, "Toylloye," appears in the "Merioneth Lay Subsidy Roll" of 1292-1293, a tax record documenting landowners and tenants in the county of Merioneth, Wales.

One notable individual bearing the TOYLOY name was Hywel ap Toyloy, a Welsh landowner and farmer who lived in the late 15th century. Records show that he held substantial land holdings in the parish of Llantrisant, which was part of the historic county of Glamorgan.

Another individual of note was Rhys Toyloy, a renowned bard and poet who lived in the 16th century. His works, which celebrated Welsh culture and mythology, were widely recited and enjoyed during his lifetime.

In the 17th century, the name appears in the "Hearth Tax Rolls" of 1670, which recorded households and their taxable hearths or fireplaces. Among the entries is a John Toyloy, who was listed as a resident of the village of Llancarfan in Glamorgan.

The TOYLOY name also appears in the "Liber Landavensis," a 12th-century manuscript containing charters and records related to the dioceses of Llandaff and Monmouth. This ancient document mentions a "Meuric Toyloy," who was a witness to a land transaction in the late 11th century.

While the TOYLOY name has its roots in Wales, over the centuries, it has spread to other parts of the British Isles and beyond, carried by those who migrated or were part of the Welsh diaspora. However, its origins remain firmly rooted in the historic county of Glamorgan and the linguistic heritage of the Welsh language.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Toyloy

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

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

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