Tooley

English

Etymology

Anglicized form of the Old Norse personal name Þórleifr, which is composed of the elements Þórr (“Thor”) and leifr (“inheritor”) (compare líf). (Note: Tooley Street in London, England, is of Old Norse origin, but is not from Þórleifr. It is a shortening of Sant Ole, meaning Saint Olaf.)

Proper noun

Tooley (plural Tooleys)

1. A surname from Old Norse.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Tooley is the 7605^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 4371 individuals. Tooley is most common among White (84.47%) and Black/African American (10.04%) individuals.