Toves

See also: toves

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Chamorro Toves, a surname of unexplained origin.

Proper noun

Toves (plural Toveses)

A surname from Chamorro.

Statistics

According to the 2010 United States Census, Toves is the 41164^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 529 individuals. Toves is most common among Asian/Pacific Islander (55.39%), Mixed Race (18.53%), Hispanic/Latino (13.23%) and White (11.53%) individuals.

Further reading

Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Toves”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.

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