Toomer

English

Etymology

From a few placenames in England, of unknown origin. However, compare the obsolete verb toom (“to empty, free up”). Another theory connects it to a contraction of Saint Omer in France, for which see French Omer.

Proper noun

Toomer (plural Toomers)

1. A surname.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Toomer is the 10491^st most common surname in the United States, belonging to 3059 individuals. Toomer is most common among Black/African American (66.26%) and White (28.11%) individuals.

Further reading

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

Anagrams

• Moreot, mooter