Toynbee
surname · Latin script
Meaning: Arnold, British historian
Recorded as a male name· opposite-gender records fall within measured source noise
Toynbee is a surname written in the Latin script, most frequently recorded in the United States.
- NZNew Zealand
- GBUnited Kingdom
- CACanada
Where the name is found, darker where our sources hold more of it. No national register counts its bearers anywhere we hold data, so the map carries no figures. One hue, darker where it is more common; hover a country for its figure.
Meaning & origin(measured from records)
Arnold, British historian
Sources 1
- Pronouncing Dictionary of Proper Names
Attested in 1 language in the etymology graph.
Where in the world(measured from records)
Recorded in:
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Other recorded senses(measured from records)
Toynbee is also recorded in one other lexicon, as a different name or as an ordinary word. These are senses of the spelling, not of the name above.
In Croatian, engleski povjesničar, autor kapitalne sinteze Proučavanje povijesti u 10 tomova; analizom 26 različitih civilizacija dolazi do univerzalne povijesne koncepcije s osnovnom tezom da civilizacije nastaju u borbi s prirodnim preprekama
as a wordHrvatski jezični portal (HJP) dictionary export
Ordered by how much of this spelling's record each language holds, so a sense from a language the name is barely used in sits last rather than first.
Notable people with this name(measured from records)
- Joseph Toynbeeb. 1815GBEnglish otologist (1815-1866)
- William Toynbeeb. 1849GBEnglish barrister
- Arnold Toynbeeb. 1852GBBritish economic historian (1852–1883)
- Paget Toynbeeb. 1855GBBritish Dante scholar (1855-1932)
- Grace Franklandb. 1858GBnot in their usual nameEnglish bacteriologist (1858-1946)
- Arnold Joseph Toynbeeb. 1889GBBritish historian (1889–1975)
- Jocelyn Toynbeeb. 1897GBBritish archaeologist and art historian (1897–1985)
- Philip Toynbeeb. 1916GBBritish writer and communist (1916-1981)
- Lawrence Toynbeeb. 1922GBBritish painter (1922–2002)
- Polly Toynbeeb. 1946GBEnglish journalist and writer
The ten people covered by the most Wikipedia language editions — a proxy for cross-cultural notability, which favours historical and Western figures over equally prominent contemporary ones — shown by birth year. Source: Wikidata (CC0).
Evidence(measured from records)
Attested in 4 sources across 2 countries.
| Country | Register | Year | Count | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GB United Kingdom | Surnames of England and Wales (taliesin-arlein.net, Sept 2002 electoral register) | 2002 | 149 | #25,765 |
| US United States | wru Name Dictionary — US surnames, voter-file supplement (Khanna et al.) | — | — | — |
Reference works 2
- Wikipedia surname tokens
- Wikidata name items (native-script + romanized given/family names)
These works list the name; their figures are licensed and are not reproduced here.
Register rows as of the 2026-10-09 data build.
Frequently asked questions
- What does the name Toynbee mean, and where does it come from?
- Arnold, British historian Recorded by Pronouncing Dictionary of Proper Names.
- In which country does Toynbee have the most bearers?
- Toynbee is most frequently recorded in the United States.
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About this data
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Cite this page Mondonomo, “Toynbee”. Data snapshot 2026-10-10.