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Tool History Early Origins Early History Spelling Variations Early Notables

Tool History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

Origins Available:
Ireland

Throughout history, very few Irish surnames have exclusively maintained their original forms. Before being translated into English, Tool appeared as Ó Tuathail, which is derived from "tuathal," which means "people mighty."

Early Origins of the Tool family

The surname Tool was first found in County Kildare (Irish:Cill Dara), ancient homeland of the Kildare based Uí Dúnlainge (Kings of Leinster), located in the Province of Leinster, seated at O'Toole's Castle, where they were descended from Tuathal, King of Leinster who died in 950 A.D.

Early History of the Tool family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Tool research. Another 102 words (7 lines of text) covering the years 1128, 1180, 1225, 1327, 1590, 1670 and 1722 are included under the topic Early Tool History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Tool Spelling Variations

Within the archives researched, many different spelling variations of the surname Tool were found. These included One reason for the many variations is that scribes and church officials often spelled an individual's name as it sounded. This imprecise method often led to many versions. Toole, Tool, O'Toole, O'Tool, Tooley, Toile and many more.

Early Notables of the Tool family

Prominent amongst the family at this time was

St. Laurence O'Toole
Lorcán Ua Tuathail, also known as St Laurence O'Toole, (1128-1180), Archbishop of Dublin, canonized in 1225 by Pope Honorius III

Tool migration to the United States +

A massive amount of Ireland's native population left the island in the 19th century for North America and Australia in hopes of finding more opportunities and an escape from discrimination and oppression. A great portion of these migrants arrived on the eastern shores of the North American continent. Although they were generally poor and destitute, and, therefore, again discriminated against, these Irish people were heartily welcomed for the hard labor involved in the construction of railroads, canals, roadways, and buildings. Many others were put to work in the newly established factories or agricultural projects that were so essential to the development of what would become two of the wealthiest nations in the world. The Great Potato Famine during the late 1840s initiated the largest wave of Iris immigration. Early North American immigration and passenger lists have revealed a number of people bearing the name Tool or a variant listed above:

Tool Settlers in United States in the 17th Century

Nathan Tool, who settled in Virginia in 1635
Thomas Tool, who settled in Virginia in 1654

Tool Settlers in United States in the 18th Century

Ann Tool, who arrived in America in 1702
Anne Tool, who landed in Virginia in 1711 1
Christian Tool, who settled in Virginia in 1726
James Tool, who settled in Boston Massachusetts in 1766
John Tool, who settled in Maryland in 1775
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Tool Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

Peter Tool, who landed in Maryland in 1817 1
Martin Tool, who arrived in Texas in 1829 1
Jermia Tool, who landed in Texas in 1829 1
L Tool, who landed in San Francisco, California in 1851 1
William Tool, who arrived in San Francisco, California in 1851 1
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Tool migration to Canada +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Tool Settlers in Canada in the 18th Century

John Tool, who arrived in Nova Scotia in 1750
Mary Tool, who landed in Nova Scotia in 1750

Tool Settlers in Canada in the 19th Century

Timothy Tool of Harbour Main and Gasters, settled in St. John's, Newfoundland in 1803 2
Elizabeth Tool, who arrived in Nova Scotia in 1830
Jacob Tool, who landed in Canada in 1831
Moses Tool, who arrived in Canada in 1831
Michael Tool, aged 24, a labourer, who arrived in Saint John, New Brunswick in 1834 aboard the brig "Sea Horse" from Galway, Ireland
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Tool migration to Australia +

Emigration to Australia followed the First Fleets of convicts, tradespeople and early settlers. Early immigrants include:

Tool Settlers in Australia in the 19th Century

Stephen Tool, English convict from Middlesex, who was transported aboard the "Albion" on May 17, 1823, settling in Van Diemen's Land, Australia 3

Citations +

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)
Seary E.R., Family Names of the Island of Newfoundland, Montreal: McGill's-Queen's Universtity Press 1998 ISBN 0-7735-1782-0
State Library of Queensland. (Retrieved 2016, October 27) Albion voyage to Van Diemen's Land, Australia in 1823 with 200 passengers. Retrieved from http://www.convictrecords.com.au/ships/albion/1823