The Toney surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 18,787 people carried this name — #1,919 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 15,700 people counted. That is up 7% from 17,481 in 2000.

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In the first U.S. census, 1790

17 families named Toney, or a close spelling, were counted in 1790.

Each family is counted by its head. About 106 people lived in those households, 6.2 to a family on average. The census counted these spellings together: Toney, Tony. The table lists white heads of families only, in the twelve states whose 1790 records survive; Virginia’s figures come from state lists of 1782–1785.

Families, by state

North Carolina 5
Virginia 4
South Carolina 4
New York 2
Massachusetts 1
Maryland 1

U.S. Census Bureau, «A Century of Population Growth from the First Census of the United States to the Twelfth, 1790–1900» (Washington, 1909), table 111, p. 265 — public domain · names carried by at least 100 white persons in 1790.

In print

Toney in American newspapers,
1875–1903.

Newspaper page from The Courier-journal carrying the name Toney
The Courier-journal 1903-05-23
Newspaper page from New Orleans Republican carrying the name Toney
New Orleans Republican 1875-11-28
Newspaper page from The Burke County News carrying the name Toney
The Burke County News 1899-07-07

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 81,792 pages in all carry the name.

In print

Toney in Australian newspapers,
1850s–1980s.

712 articles name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Toney. The most, 148, date from the 1930s. New South Wales has the most articles, but weighed against how much of each state’s press from the same decades has been digitised, the name stands out most in Queensland, at 1.5 times its expected share.

Articles, by state

New South Wales 239
Queensland 217
Victoria 153
South Australia 43
Western Australia 33
Tasmania 22
ACT (Canberra) 3
Northern Territory 1

Trove, National Library of Australia (trove.nla.gov.au) · articles in its digitised newspapers that name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Toney.

Who carried it

People named Toney,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Marcus B. Toney
    Marcus B. Toney 1840–1929 · military officer
  • David L. Toney
    David L. Toney 1857–1914 · politician
  • David L. Toney
    David L. Toney 1858–1914 · politician
  • Fred Toney
    Fred Toney 1888–1953 · baseball player
  • Marcellus Toney d. 2017
  • Kemp Toney 1876–1955 · politician

Wikidata (CC0) · portraits via Wikimedia Commons, shown cropped, in the public domain or CC0 · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.

In the public record

People named Toney,
in the records of 4 countries.

Soldiers, farmers, migrants and neighbours who carried the name and left a trace in public archives. Everyone shown here died long ago or was born more than a century ago.

United States895 records

895 records of the Toney name in the United States
  • U.S. Army enlistment records, World War II 526
  • U.S. veterans' cemetery records, burials to 2001 207
  • New York City birth, marriage and death certificates 65
  • U.S. alien registration index, 1940–1955 40
  • Passenger arrivals in the United States, 1820–1912 25
  • New York State death index (outside NYC), 1957–2001 16
  • Irish Famine arrivals at New York, 1846–1851 11
  • U.S. service members who died in the Korean War 3
  • U.S. service members who died in the Vietnam War 2
  1. A United States Selective Service registration card, 1942
    Example: U.S. registration card, 1942
    Military record John E. Toney

    Born 1922 in West Virginia. Enlisted 1942 at Huntington; miner from Raleigh County. U.S. Army veteran of World War II; died 1998, buried at Ewings Creek Cemetery, Clear Creek, West Virginia.

    U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain); U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)
  2. Names engraved on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, Washington, D.C.
    Example: U.S. war memorial
    War record Clarence Toney

    Born 1930; from Wise County, Virginia. U.S. Army, light weapons infantryman; killed in action 1950 in South Korea.

    U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain)
  3. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Gussy Toney

    Arrived at New York in 1877 aboard the Bothnia from Liverpool and Queenstown, aged 25; servant. From Ireland.

    U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted)

Showing 3 of 895 records for Toney in the United States.

Counts: U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain) · U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0) · NYC Department of Records & Information Services, Historical Vital Records (NYC Open Data) · U.S. National Archives, Flexoline Index Data File (public domain) · U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted) · New York State Department of Health, Genealogical Research Death Index · U.S. National Archives, Famine Irish Passenger Records (public domain) · U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: U.S. Selective Service registration card, 1942 (public domain); Vietnam Veterans Memorial, photo by U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Michael J. Carden, 2009 (public domain); Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain).

Canada113 records

113 records of the Toney name in Canada
  • Nova Scotia Archives name indexes 107
  • City of Calgary cemetery records 3
  • Canadian Virtual War Memorial 2
  • Mountain View Cemetery, Vancouver 1
  1. The first page of an emigration file from Gündlingen, Baden, 1883
    Example: German emigration file, 1883
    Emigration record Jeany Toney

    Left New York in 1783 aboard the L'Abondence, bound for Port Roseway, aged 52.

    Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia.
  2. Fairview Lawn Cemetery in Halifax, Nova Scotia
    Example: Canadian cemetery
    Burial record Charles Roderick Toney

    Buried in 1998 at Queen's Park Cemetery, Calgary, Alberta, aged 69.

    City of Calgary. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – City of Calgary.
  3. A Canadian First World War grave register card for a soldier who died of wounds in 1917
    Example: Canadian war grave register, 1917
    War record Leo Francis Toney

    Died in service in 1945.

    Veterans Affairs Canada. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Canada.

Showing 3 of 113 records for Toney in Canada.

Counts: Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia. · City of Calgary. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – City of Calgary. · Veterans Affairs Canada. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Canada. · City of Vancouver. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Vancouver. Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Emigration file, Gündlingen, 1883, Landesarchiv Baden-Württemberg, Staatsarchiv Freiburg B 694/1 Nr. 1389 (CC BY 4.0); Fairview Lawn Cemetery, Halifax, photo by Edgar El (CC BY 3.0); Canadian First World War circumstances-of-death register (scan by Scottgraham87 via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0).

Australia29 records

29 records of the Toney name in Australia
  • Queensland State Archives indexes 12
  • Victoria passenger lists, 1839–1923 8
  • Tasmanian Names Index 4
  • Victoria wills and probate, deaths to 2001 4
  • NSW convict, estate and railway indexes 1
  1. An 1829 etching of convicts being rowed out to the prison ship York in Portsmouth Harbour
    Pictured: convicts going on board a prison ship, 1829
    Transportation record Caroline Toney

    Transported to Van Diemen's Land aboard the Tasmania, sailing from London in 1844. Native of Birmingham, Warwickshire. Applied for permission to marry in Van Diemen's Land in 1846.

    Libraries Tasmania, Tasmanian Names Index (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Wm Toney

    Arrived in Queensland in 1883 aboard the Duke of Buckingham, as an infant.

    Queensland State Archives (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A petition to the probate court of St. Louis, 1848
    Example: probate petition, 1848
    Probate record Charles Robert E. Toney

    Engineer of St Kilda, Victoria; died 1970.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 29 records for Toney in Australia.

Counts: Queensland State Archives (CC BY 4.0) · Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0) · Libraries Tasmania, Tasmanian Names Index (CC BY 4.0) · Museums of History NSW – State Archives Collection (CC BY). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Prison-ship in Portsmouth Harbour, with the convicts going on board, etching by Edward William Cooke, 1829, Royal Museums Greenwich (public domain); Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain); Petition to the probate court, St. Louis, 1848, Missouri Historical Society (public domain).

United Kingdom2 records

2 records of the Toney name in the United Kingdom
  • War Office casualty lists, 1917–1919, among the dead 1
  • St James's burial ground, Euston (London), 1789–1853 1
  1. A page of the burial register of Newtown, Wales, 1858
    Example: burial register, 1858
    Burial record John Toney

    Buried in 1852 at St James's burial ground, Euston, London, aged 51.

    MOLA and HS2, St James's burial ground data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
  2. A First World War roll of honour of the staff of C. & E. Morton Ltd
    Example: roll of honour, 1914–1919
    War record W. J. Toney

    Manchester Regiment. Listed among the dead in the War Office casualty list of 1917.

    National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain)

Counts: National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain) · MOLA and HS2, St James's burial ground data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Burial register of Newtown, Montgomeryshire, 1858, National Library of Wales (CC0); C. & E. Morton Ltd roll of honour, 1914–1919, photo by Adrian S Pye via Geograph (CC BY-SA 2.0).

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