Tooby History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Early Origins of the Tooby family

The surname Tooby 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 Tooby family

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Tooby Spelling Variations

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

Early Notables of the Tooby family

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Tooby migration to the United States +

Tooby Settlers in United States in the 18th Century

John Tooby, who settled in Maryland in 1729

Contemporary Notables of the name Tooby (post 1700) +

John Tooby (1952-2023), American anthropologist

Sources +

Smith, George (ed), Dictionary of National Biography. London: Smith, Elder & Co., 1885-1900. Print