Tool Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Tool Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Tool family

Profession Census Frequency
Scholar 37
Coal Miner 9
Labourer 6
General Labourer 6
Cotton Weaver 5
Card Room Hand 4
Cotton Spinner 3
Costermonger 2
Cab Driver 2
Hawker 2
Fisherman 2
Iron Worker 2
Domestic Servant 2
Forge Labourer 1
Mill Hand Artizan 1
Ship Yard Labourer Builder 1
Farmer Of 650 Acres Employing 10 Men & 2 Boys 1
Clerk 1
Draper Shop Assistant 1
Dressmaker 1
Japanner 1
Pearl Button Maker 1
Warehouseman 1
Brass Bobbin Winder Lace Factory 1
General Clerk 1

Tool Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Toole 80% 9,553
2 Teal 50% 7,238
3 Teale 40% 7,206
4 Toll 75% 3,695
5 Tail 50% 1,828
6 Tale 25% 1,546
7 Tool 100% 1,354
8 Tile 25% 1,238
9 Atlee 20% 1,093
10 Towl 75% 1,087
11 Tole 50% 1,080
12 Otoole 67% 449
13 Toal 75% 286
14 Toule 60% 206
15 Teel 50% 190
16 Tuile 40% 137
17 Tule 25% 104

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The surname Tool is the 7th most popular variant of Toole.

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