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Early Origins of the Tost family

The surname Tost was first found in Yorkshire where they held a family seat as Lords of the Manor. The Saxon influence of English history diminished after the Battle of Hastings in 1066. The language of the courts was French for the next three centuries and the Norman ambience prevailed. But Saxon surnames survived and the family name was first referenced in the year 1219 when Roger Tosti held lands.

Early History of the Tost family

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Tost Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Tosty, Tosti, Tost, Tostie, Toast, Toasty and many more.

Early Notables of the Tost family

Distinguished members of the family include

  • the Tosty family of Yorkshire


United States Tost migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Tost Settlers in United States in the 18th Century
  • Peter Tost, went to Philadelphia in 1737
  • Julius Tost, who arrived in America in 1778 1
  • Christian Tost, who landed in America in 1783 1
Tost Settlers in United States in the 19th Century
  • Martin Tost went to Baltimore in 1831
  • Anna Tost went to New York, NY in 1885 when she was only 6 years old

Canada Tost migration to Canada +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Tost Settlers in Canada in the 18th Century
  • Christian Tost immigrated to Canada in 1783 when he was 29

Contemporary Notables of the name Tost (post 1700) +

  • Joseph S. Tost, American Democratic Party politician, Candidate in primary for U.S. Representative from West Virginia 1st District, 1938 2


  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)
  2. The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2015, November 12) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html


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