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The Toulouse surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 514 people carried this name — #42,237 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 588,200 people counted. That is up 4% from 495 in 2000.

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Where the name comes from

The origin of the Toulouse surname

Borrowed from Old Occitan Tolosa, from Latin Tolōsa.

From Wiktionary, the free dictionary (en.wiktionary.org) — entry «Toulouse» (French), by Wiktionary contributors · licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0) · excerpt, lightly adapted.

In France’s civil register

France’s register of deaths holds 1,500 people named Toulouse.

27 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 80 départements, most often Haute-Garonne.

Where it concentrates, on the map

Where they were born

Born outside France 27
Haute-Garonne 144
Paris 124
Pas-de-Calais 105
Nord 94
Lozère 76
Côte-d’Or 71
Haute-Marne 67
Gard 65

Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.

In Argentina’s national register

At least 61 people named Toulouse live in Argentina.

RENAPER only publishes a name in a province when more than ten people there share it, so the real number is higher. Most of them live in Buenos Aires Province.

Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.

Where they live today

Buenos Aires Province 61

RENAPER (National Registry of Persons, Argentina), surnames of residents by province, December 2021 — CC BY 4.0.

In Belgium’s population register

At least 57 people named Toulouse live in Belgium.

Statbel only publishes a name in a municipality when five or more people there share it, so the real number is higher. Most of them live in Hainaut.

Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.

Where they live today

Hainaut 44
West Flanders 13

Statbel (Statistics Belgium), family names of the population by municipality, 1 January 2026 — CC BY 4.0.

In print

Toulouse in American newspapers,
1899–1912.

Newspaper page from Los Angeles Herald carrying the name Toulouse
Los Angeles Herald 1910-11-06
Newspaper page from Tägliches Cincinnatier Volksblatt carrying the name Toulouse
Tägliches Cincinnatier Volksblatt 1912-07-27
Newspaper page from The Florida Agriculturist carrying the name Toulouse
The Florida Agriculturist 1899-11-01

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 33,264 pages in all carry the name.

Who carried it

People named Toulouse,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Faidiva of Toulouse
    Faidiva of Toulouse 1133–1154
  • Jeanine Toulouse
    Jeanine Toulouse 1923–2020 · sprinter
  • Gilbert Toulouse 1927–2014 · judge
  • André Toulouse 1937– · politician
  • Gérard Toulouse 1939–2023 · physicist
  • Jean-Marie Toulouse 1942– · business theorist

Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0) · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.

Nearby in the index

Surnames next to Toulouse.

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