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Toh Surname Meaning

Chinese: variant Romanization of the surnames 杜 and 都 see Du 1 and Chinese: variant Romanization of the surnames 塗 (or 涂) and 屠 see Tu 1 and Chinese: variant Romanization of the surnames 陶 based on its Cantonese pronunciation see Tao.

Chinese: variant Romanization of the surname 竇 based on its Mandarin pronunciation see Dou. Chinese: variant Romanization of the surname 卓 probably based on its Teochew, Hokkien, and Taiwanese pronunciation which can be found in eastern Guangdong, Fujian, and Taiwan from where some people migrated to Malaysia, Singapore, Thailand, and other parts of Southeast Asia. See Zhuo.

Chinese: variant Romanization of the surname 朱 see Zhu. Chinese: variant Romanization of the surname 褚 see Chu.

Chinese: variant Romanization of the surname 蘇 see Su.

Korean: variant of To 7.

Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022


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Between 1985 and 2004, in the United States, Toh life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1988, and highest in 1985. The average life expectancy for Toh in 1985 was 94, and 90 in 2004.

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