Släkthistoria för Tolfree
Tolfree Vad efternamn betyder
English (Hampshire; of Norman origin): from the early Middle English personal name T(h)orferth (Anglo-Scandinavian Thorferth) or T(h)orfrey (Old French Torfrei) which are the English and Norman forms of an Old Norse name composed of the name of the Scandinavian god of thunder Thórr + frøthr or frithr ‘peace’. The spelling of this name by folk etymology as Tol(l)free as if from a phrase meaning ‘not obliged to pay tax’ is not an American development but was already in evidence in 16th-century England.
Källa: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022
