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[Surname] Re: meaning of Towle
in reply to a message by Menke
According to the Oxford Dictionary of Surnames (1997), Towle is indeed from Toll:

either from Old English "toll"
or from Old Norse: pet form of Thorleifr (the god Thor + life) or Thorleikr Thor + ?)

The dictionary also mentions a dialectical word "toll" for a clump of trees.

Andy ;—)
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meaning of Towle  ·  hallie  ·  10/7/2004, 3:18 PM
Re: meaning of Towle  ·  Sean Foglai  ·  10/7/2004, 6:24 PM
Re: meaning of Towle  ·  Menke  ·  10/8/2004, 2:14 AM
Re: meaning of Towle  ·  Andy  ·  10/9/2004, 3:48 AM