Given name & surname
Toland
“from the taxed land”·“one who is studious”
Toland is a variant of Tolan. Interpretations include “from the taxed land” and “one who is studious”. These belong to different or overlapping naming contexts.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Toland is a variant of Tolan. Interpretations include “from the taxed land” and “one who is studious”. These belong to different or overlapping naming contexts.
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Toland is a variant of Tolan. Tolan has been associated with Anglo-Saxon and American naming traditions.
Explained through its name family
How it developed
In English usage, Toland as a surname developed from Tuathal.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1971. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Toland through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 25
- 25 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 1975
- 7 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for boys is 6 in 1977. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for boys was 7 in 1975. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 4,343 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Toland’s family of names
In English usage, Toland as a surname developed from Tuathal. Toland has a related form in Tolan. In English usage, Toland as a surname has a related form in TOOLAN.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Across languages 1
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
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