Toy Family History

Toy Surname Meaning

English: nickname for a light-hearted or frivolous person from Middle English toy(e) toi(e) ‘trifling thing; play sport’; or from Old French toie ‘sheath’ (from Latin theca) perhaps for a sheath maker. English: perhaps from the Middle English personal name Toye of obscure origin.

English: habitational name from a lost or unidentified placename of uncertain etymology most probably in eastern Yorkshire. Turkish: ornamental name or nickname from the bird's name toy ‘great bustard’ or from its homonyms meaning ‘banquet’ and ‘amateur’.

Chinese: variant Romanization of the surname 蔡 based on its pronunciation of the Siyi Cantonese subdialect (also known as Sze Yup or Four Districts dialect including Taishanese) spoken in southern Guangdong see Cai.

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

Similar surnames: Goy, Joy, Troy, Hoy, Loy, Foy, Roy, Coy, Toye, Moy

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7K	Military Records
13K	Immigration Records
44K	Census and Voter Lists
84K	Member Trees

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Where is the Toy family from?

You can see how Toy families moved over time by selecting different census years. The Toy family name was found in the USA, the UK, Canada, and Scotland between 1840 and 1920. The most Toy families were found in USA in 1880. In 1891 there were 303 Toy families living in Cornwall. This was about 36% of all the recorded Toy's in United Kingdom. Cornwall had the highest population of Toy families in 1891.

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What did your Toy ancestors do for a living?

In 1939, General labourer and Unpaid domestic duties were the top reported jobs for men and women in the United Kingdom named Toy. 18% of Toy men worked as a General labourer and 63% of Toy women worked as an Unpaid domestic duties. Some less common occupations for Americans named Toy were Fisherman and Domestic duties.

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General labourer

18%

Carpenter

Gardener

Fisherman

Unpaid domestic duties

63%

Unpaid domestic

Household duties

Domestic duties

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Census Record

There are 44K census records available for the last name Toy. Like a window into their day-to-day life, Toy census records can tell you where and how your ancestors worked, their level of education, veteran status, and more.

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Passenger List

There are 13K immigration records available for the last name Toy. 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 7K military records available for the last name Toy. For the veterans among your Toy ancestors, military collections provide insights into where and when they served, and even physical descriptions.

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What is the average Toy lifespan?

Between 1953 and 2004, in the United States, Toy life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1956, and highest in 1965. The average life expectancy for Toy in 1953 was 52, and 76 in 2004.

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Toy Surname Meaning

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

Where is the Toy family from?

What did your Toy 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.

General labourer

18%

Carpenter

Gardener

Fisherman

Unpaid domestic duties

63%

Unpaid domestic

Household duties

Domestic duties

What Toy family records will you find?

What is the average Toy lifespan?

Between 1953 and 2004, in the United States, Toy life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1956, and highest in 1965. The average life expectancy for Toy in 1953 was 52, and 76 in 2004.

Toy Family History

Toy Surname Meaning

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Toy Surname Meaning

209,000 record(s) for Toy

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Where is the Toy family from?

What did your Toy ancestors do for a living?

Top Male Occupations In 1939

Top Female Occupations In 1939

What Toy family records will you find?

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Passenger List

Military Records

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What is the average Toy lifespan?

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