Tone is used as a family name or surname in Ireland, England. It is 4 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Tone
No. of characters: 4
Origin: Ireland, England
Meaning:

Lastname is variation of Tony. See Toni - Doubtless from Toeni, a commune in the arrondissement of Louviers, in Normandy, latinized in the XI century Toenium. Ralph de Todeni or Toni, son of Roger de Toenio, standard-bearer of Normandy, was at the battle of Hastings. In Domesday he appears as tenant in chief in several counties, the head of his barony being Flamstead in Hertfordshire. Robert and Berenger de Todeni, doubtless near kinsmen of Ralph, are also found among the tenants in chief in the great record. The family were ennobled, and became extinct, in one person, the Lord Robert de Toni, temp. Edward I. Upon Robert de Todeni the Conqueror bestowed the lordship of Belvoir, county of Leicester, where he built the castle, afterwards so famous, and made it the head of his barony. His son and heir, William, took the name of De Albini, with the addition of Brito, "to distinguish himself," says Kelham, "from William de Albini, chief butler of the realm."

How popular is Tone?

Tone is common in Japan, India, Romania, United States, Burkina Faso, Indonesia, Peru, Togo, Canada, South Africa, Papua New Guinea, Samoa, Ivory Coast, Latvia, Egypt.

Tone is ranked 28494 on our list.

Despite the fact that the number of Tone bearers increased by 2.28 per cent in 2010 US census to 1300 since 2000, the surname slipped by 805 spots and ranked at 20434. The last name was found in around 4 per million population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
White 77.92 79.62
Black 7.85 7.63
Asian and Native Hawaiian
& Other Pacific Islander		 7.62 7.71
Hispanic or Latino 3.31 1.97
Others 2.23 2.44
American Indian and Alaska Native 1.08 0.63
Tone is quite popular family name mostly used in Japan however Samoa is ahead in terms of density. Around 18873 people have been found who wears Tone as their family name. Tone is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with thousands of Tone:
2,065 Japan7,328
16,214 India2,687
1,075 Romania2,460
21,489 United States1,634
Countries with hundreds of Tone:
1,721 Burkina Faso617
25,264 Indonesia471
5,411 Peru423
5,159 Togo420
11,408 Canada348
18,194 South Africa334
3,885 Papua New Guinea245
301 Samoa203
5,915 Ivory Coast193
1,730 Latvia176
32,813 Egypt153
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
36,401 England91
74,923 Nigeria81
5,684 Botswana77
130,958 Russia67
6,835 Portugal66
73,277 DR Congo62
98,834 Brazil61
55,038 Iran58
33,492 Spain57
11,909 United Arab Emirates57
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
527 Myanmar49
5,562 Ireland44
138,859 Philippines35
89,453 Italy30
4,360 Cambodia28
9,043 Qatar28
11,522 Liberia27
62,883 Australia24
3,101 China24
315,217 Thailand20
13,063 Lesotho13
18,211 Singapore13
138,643 Argentina12
37,411 Norway12
61,223 Sweden12
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 6 - 10:
321,660 France8
17,989 Taiwan8
18,535 Albania6
1,961 American Samoa6
340,600 Germany6
17,994 North Macedonia6
123,710 Uganda6
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Immigrants to US

From Germany

Wilh. Tone worked as drover and hailed from Marburg, Germany. 27 years old embarked for New-York from Bremen on Mozart and arrived on November 8, 1866.

Tone Namesakes

  • Yasunao Tone, is known mostly for his musical work
  • Juris Tone, Latvian-Soviet bobsledder
  • Franchot Tone, American stage, film and television actor
  • Wolfe Tone, leading Irish revolutionary figure and one of the founding members of the United Irishmen

Tone Namesakes

  • Yasunao Tone, is known mostly for his musical work
  • Juris Tone, Latvian-Soviet bobsledder
  • Franchot Tone, American stage, film and television actor
  • Wolfe Tone, leading Irish revolutionary figure and one of the founding members of the United Irishmen

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