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Early Origins of the Thole family

The surname Thole was first found in the Domesday Book of 1086 where the names Toli, Thole, Tholi all appear. 1

Later in Lincolnshire, Reginaldus filius Toli or Tuly was listed in the Curia Regis Rolls for 1214 and Richard Toly was listed at St. Thomas, Staffordshire c. 1150. The Pipe Rolls for Northumberland list Peter Toli as holding lands there in 1155. 2

Early History of the Thole family

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Thole Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Toli, Tooley, Toolly, Tooly, Thole, Tholi, Tulegh, Tuley, Twoley, Tuliegh and many more.

Early Notables of the Thole family

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Thole Ranking

In the United States, the name Thole is the 15,323rd most popular surname with an estimated 2,487 people with that name. 3


United States Thole migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Thole Settlers in United States in the 19th Century
  • Wilh Thole, aged 23, who landed in New Orleans, La in 1845 4
  • Johann Thole, who arrived in Baltimore, Maryland in 1847 4
  • John A Thole, aged 27, who landed in Missouri in 1847 4
  • Bertha Thole, who landed in New York in 1848 4
  • Joseph Thole, who arrived in Ohio in 1869 4


  1. Williams, Dr Ann. And G.H. Martin, Eds., Domesday Book A Complete Translation. London: Penguin, 1992. Print. (ISBN 0-141-00523-8)
  2. Reaney, P.H and R.M. Wilson, A Dictionary of English Surnames. London: Routledge, 1991. Print. (ISBN 0-415-05737-X)
  3. "What are the 5,000 Most Common Last Names in the U.S.?". NameCensus.com, https://namecensus.com/last-names/
  4. 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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