Toomey
English
Alternative forms
Etymology
Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó Tuama (“descendant of Tuaim”), a personal name apparently derived from tuaim (“burial mound”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈtuːmi/
Proper noun
Toomey (plural Toomeys)
- A surname from Irish.
- 2015 May 12, Alexandra Jaffe, “First on CNN: New Rove-linked group spends $2M to boost GOP incumbents”, in CNN[1]:
- One Nation, a new 501(c)4 linked to the Karl-Rove-backed American Crossroads super PAC, is spending more than $1.9 million on print, radio and digital ads highlighting the efforts of Illinois Sen. Mark Kirk, North Carolina Sen. Richard Burr, New Hampshire Sen. Kelly Ayotte, Ohio Sen. Rob Portman and Pennsylvania Sen. Pat Toomey to pass the “doc fix” legislation that realigned payments to Medicare providers with inflation.
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Toomey is the 4722nd most common surname in the United States, belonging to 7510 individuals. Toomey is most common among White (93.75%) individuals.
Further reading
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Toomey”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.