Toomey Family History

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Toomey Name Meaning

Irish: reduced form of O’Toomey, an Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó Tuama ‘descendant of Tuaim’, a personal name apparently derived from tuaim ‘burial mound’.

Source: Dictionary of American Family Names ©2013, Oxford University Press


Similar surnames: Tormey, Toohey, Torney, Tooley, Mooney, Cooney, Rooney, Towey, Thomey

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Toomey Family Origin

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Toomey Family Occupations

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  • Labourer

    12%

  • Carpenter

    4%

  • Bricklayer

    3%

  • Carman

    3%

In 1881, Labourer, Carpenter and Bricklayer were the top 3 reported jobs worked by Toomey. A less common occupation for the Toomey family was Carman. The most common Toomey occupation in the UK was Labourer. 12% of Toomey's were Labourers.

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Toomey Historical Records

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Toomey Life Expectancy

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