The surname Toothe is Anglo-Saxon in origin. It is derived from the Old English "toth," meaning "tooth," and was most likely originally bestowed as a nickname on someone with a prominent tooth or teeth.
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Early Origins of the Toothe family
The surname Toothe was first found in London, where Hugo cum dentibus ("Hugo with the tooth") was living in 1102. The nickname origin of the name makes it likely that several branches of the Toothe family emerged independently in different areas during the Middle Ages.
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Early History of the Toothe family
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Migration of the Toothe family
Some of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: Alester Tooth, who immigrated to New England in 1652; Eliz Tooth, who settled in Virginia in 1666; Edmd Tooth, who was granted land in Virginia in 1677.
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