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Early Origins of the Toom family

The surname Toom was first found in Linlithgowshire (Gaelic: Lodainn an Iar), former county in south-central Scotland, now the Council Area West Lothian, where they held a family seat from very ancient times.

Early History of the Toom family

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Toom Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Towne, Town, Towns, Townes and others.

Early Notables of the Toom family

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United States Toom migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Toom Settlers in United States in the 19th Century
  • Antje Toom, aged 19, who arrived in Baltimore, Maryland in 1847 1
  • Hillichje Toom, aged 16, who landed in Baltimore, Maryland in 1847 1
  • Jan Arends Toom, aged 29, who arrived in Baltimore, Maryland in 1847 1
  • Maaike Toom, who landed in Baltimore, Maryland in 1847 1
  • Marchje Toom, aged 22, who arrived in Baltimore, Maryland in 1847 1
  • ... (More are available in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.)


  1. Filby, P. William, Meyer, Mary K., Passenger and immigration lists index : a guide to published arrival records of about 500,000 passengers who came to the United States and Canada in the seventeenth, eighteenth, and nineteenth centuries. 1982-1985 Cumulated Supplements in Four Volumes Detroit, Mich. : Gale Research Co., 1985, Print (ISBN 0-8103-1795-8)


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