Surname

Tooze

“tough”

Tooze is a surname from Old English.

Meaning & origin

What it means

Tooze goes back to Old English toh, meaning “tough.”

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Where it comes from

Tooze comes from Old English.

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

How it developed

From Old English toh (“tough”).

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Similar names

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Old English

Tothill

“a look-out” · “hill”

No U.S. birth series

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Old English

Tichborne

“stream frequented by young goats”

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Old English

Towneley

“enclosure; settlement, town”

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Old English

Tapp

“oaf”

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Welsh

Tew

“row; lenghty object”

No U.S. birth series

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Old English

Tunbridge

“enclosure; settlement, town”

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Old English

Trollope

“supernatural being, imp”

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Old English

Torrington

“enclosure; settlement, town”

No U.S. birth series

80% boys · 20% girls

Sibling ideas

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