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

Toyos, 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 Toyos surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Toyos in America

Toyos is the 72771st most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Toyos surname appeared 267 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 Toyos.

We can also compare 2010 data for Toyos 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 Toyos

The surname TOYOS originated in Spain, with records indicating its presence as early as the 12th century. It is believed to have derived from the Spanish word "toyo," meaning a small hillock or mound, suggesting that the name's bearers may have resided near such a geographic feature or had a distinguishing physical characteristic likened to a small hill.

One of the earliest documented instances of the TOYOS surname can be found in the Cartulario de Santillana del Mar, a medieval manuscript containing records of land grants and transactions in the Cantabrian region of northern Spain. This suggests that the name's roots lie in this area, though it later spread to other parts of the country.

In the 15th century, a notable figure bearing the TOYOS name was Hernán de Toyos, a Spanish soldier and explorer who accompanied Christopher Columbus on his second voyage to the Americas in 1493. Hernán de Toyos later settled in the Caribbean island of Hispaniola (modern-day Haiti and the Dominican Republic), where he served as a colonial administrator.

Another historically significant individual with the TOYOS surname was Alonso de Toyos, a 16th-century Spanish military officer and explorer who participated in the conquest of Mexico under Hernán Cortés. Alonso de Toyos played a crucial role in the siege of Tenochtitlán, the capital of the Aztec Empire, and later served as a colonial administrator in New Spain (present-day Mexico).

In the 17th century, Juan de Toyos y Sotomayor, a Spanish nobleman and military officer, distinguished himself in the Thirty Years' War, a conflict that ravaged much of central Europe between 1618 and 1648. Juan de Toyos y Sotomayor's exploits earned him recognition and honors from the Spanish crown.

The TOYOS surname also has a historical connection to the Basque region of Spain, where it is believed to have originated from the Basque word "toki," meaning "place" or "location." This linguistic root may have contributed to the formation of the TOYOS surname in certain areas of northern Spain.

While the TOYOS surname has its origins in Spain, it has since spread to other parts of the world, including Latin America and various Spanish-speaking communities, owing to the vast reach of Spanish colonization and migration patterns throughout history.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Toyos

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

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

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