Tobey History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Early Origins of the Tobey family

The surname Tobey was first found in Essex where they held a family seat. Conjecturally, the surname is descended from the tenant of the Priory of Thoby held by a Norman noble who was recorded in the Domesday Book census of 1086.

Tobias (d. 726), was an early English divine, "Bishop of Rochester, is said to have been a native of Kent and to have been educated at Dover and Canterbury. He died in 726 and was buried in St. Paul's Church in St. Andrew's Cathedral at Rochester. " 1

Early History of the Tobey family

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Tobey Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Toby, Thoby, Tobias, Tobey, Thobey and others.

Early Notables of the Tobey family

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Tobey Ranking

In the United States, the name Tobey is the 6,289^th most popular surname with an estimated 4,974 people with that name. 2

Tobey migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Tobey Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

James Tobey, aged 35, who landed in New York in 1812 3
E. Tobey, who settled in San Francisco in 1850
F. Tobey, who settled in San Francisco in 1851
F Tobey, who arrived in San Francisco, California in 1851 3
John Tobey, who arrived in San Francisco, California in 1851 3

Tobey migration to Canada +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Tobey Settlers in Canada in the 19th Century

Edwin Tobey, who settled in Ontario in 1861
Byron Tobey, who arrived in Ontario in 1861
Almon Tobey, who settled in Ontario in 1861
Amelia Tobey, who arrived in Ontario in 1861
Christy A. Tobey, who arrived in Ontario in 1861
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Contemporary Notables of the name Tobey (post 1700) +

Jami Tobey (b. 1974), American contemporary painter
Rebecca Tobey (b. 1948), American contemporary sculptor
Stephanie Tobey, American producer and actress, known for The Shower (2013), Stolen Innocence (2015) and Dog Park (2014)
William H. Tobey (1799-1878), American politician, Member of the New York State Senate (1862-1863)
Ray Tobey (b. 1965), American computer and video game programmer, best known for writing the first arcade-style combat flight simulator game, Skyfox (1984)
Mark George Tobey (1890-1976), American abstract expressionist painter
Kenneth Tobey (1917-2002), American stage, film, and television actor, known for Whirlybirds (1957), The Thing from Another World (1951), It Came from Beneath the Sea (1955) and many more
John Williams Tobey, American architect, carpenter, builder and politician, Mayor of Neenah, Wisconsin
Franklin W. Tobey (1844-1878), American lawyer and politician, Member of the New York State Assembly (1872-1873), Member of the New York State Senate (1874-1877)
Edward Silas Tobey (1813-1891), American businessman, Postmaster of Boston, president of the American Missionary Association
... (Another 15 notables are available in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.)

Citations +

Smith, George (ed), Dictionary of National Biography. London: Smith, Elder & Co., 1885-1900. Print
"What are the 5,000 Most Common Last Names in the U.S.?". NameCensus.com, https://namecensus.com/last-names/
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)