About the Tolle Surname

Spellings drift, and Tolle is where Toll drifted for some families. Surname dictionaries give the meaning as “A descendant of Toll”.

How the spelling arose

The extra “e” in Tolle is a spelling habit rather than a different name.

How common is Tolle?

The Census Bureau's 2010 surname file lists Tolle with 3,564 bearers, at rank 9,155. It sits within the 10,000 most common last names in the country. French birth records list 378 children named Tolle between 1891 and 2000.

Family crest and blazon

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