Toohey

English

Alternative forms

• Touhey, Tuohey, Tuohy

Etymology

From Irish Ó Tuathaigh (“descendant of the chief”).

Proper noun

Toohey (plural Tooheys)

1. A surname from Irish.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Toohey is the 11942^nd most common surname in the United States, belonging to 2618 individuals. Toohey is most common among White (95.38%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Toohey”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.