Tooke Family History

Tooke Surname Meaning

English (Norfolk and Suffolk): from the Middle English personal name Toky Toke Tuke Tuk(ke) (Old Danish Tōki Tūki Tukk(a)). This was probably a pet form of Old Norse Thorkell (Old Danish Thurkell; see Turkel) and perhaps of other names in Thor- or Thur- with the Old Norse hypocoristic suffix -ki.

An additional source of Tōki may have been a nickname Old Norse tóki ‘simpleton’. It was popular in Scandinavia partly perhaps because it was that of a master archer in the Icelandic Jómsvíkinga saga.

Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022

Similar surnames: Tooker, Cooke, Hooke, Rooke, Toole, Booke, Toone, Tookes, Rook, Tooley

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Where is the Tooke family from?

You can see how Tooke families moved over time by selecting different census years. The Tooke family name was found in the USA, the UK, Canada, and Scotland between 1840 and 1920. The most Tooke families were found in United Kingdom in 1891. In 1891 there were 215 Tooke families living in Norfolk. This was about 37% of all the recorded Tooke's in United Kingdom. Norfolk had the highest population of Tooke families in 1891.

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What did your Tooke ancestors do for a living?

In 1939, Bricklayer and Unpaid domestic duties were the top reported jobs for men and women in the United Kingdom named Tooke. 9% of Tooke men worked as a Bricklayer and 71% of Tooke women worked as an Unpaid domestic duties. Some less common occupations for Americans named Tooke were General labourer and Housewife.

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Bricklayer

Builders labourer

Farmer

General labourer

Unpaid domestic duties

71%

Domestic servant

Unpaid domestic

Housewife

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There are 1K immigration records available for the last name Tooke. Passenger lists are your ticket to knowing when your ancestors arrived in the UK, and how they made the journey - from the ship name to ports of arrival and departure.

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There are 2K military records available for the last name Tooke. For the veterans among your Tooke ancestors, military collections provide insights into where and when they served, and even physical descriptions.

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What is the average Tooke lifespan?

Between 1940 and 2004, in the United States, Tooke life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1940, and highest in 2001. The average life expectancy for Tooke in 1940 was 30, and 78 in 2004.

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Tooke Surname Meaning

Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022

Where is the Tooke family from?

What did your Tooke ancestors do for a living?

Data not to scale

We display top occupations by gender to maintain their historical accuracy during times when men and women often performed different jobs.

Bricklayer

Builders labourer

Farmer

General labourer

Unpaid domestic duties

71%

Domestic servant

Unpaid domestic

Housewife

What Tooke family records will you find?

What is the average Tooke lifespan?

Between 1940 and 2004, in the United States, Tooke life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1940, and highest in 2001. The average life expectancy for Tooke in 1940 was 30, and 78 in 2004.

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