Tozer (surname)
Tozer is a surname commonly believed to have originated in Devon, South West England.[citation needed] It is a reference to the occupation of carding of wool which was originally performed by the use of teasels (Latin carduus), via the Middle English word tōsen, to tease [out].[1] The surname has variants, including the lesser-known "Tozier" and "Tawzer".[2]
The Tozers of Moretonhampstead
[edit]According to the Moretonhampstead History Society, the Tozer family was, by 1332, established at Howton, which was part of the manor of Moreton until it was alienated. A 15th-century record in the Public Record Office (C.1/56/207) records a legal dispute between John and William Tozer over "Houghton in the parish of Moreton".[3]
There are several gravestones and a chest tomb to later members of the Tozer family in the churchyard of Moretonhampstead parish church.[4] The properties of Great Howton and Howton Langhill are also recorded as being in the possession of members of the Tozer family.[3]
Notable people with the surname
[edit]- A.W. Tozer (1897–1963), American pastor
- Aaron Tozer (1788–1854), British naval officer
- Aiden Wilson Tozer (1897–1963), American Protestant pastor, preacher and author
- Augustus Edmonds Tozer (1857–1910), English composer and organist
- Ben Tozer (born 1990), English footballer, currently playing for Wrexham AFC
- William "Bill" Tozer (1882–1955), baseball player
- Bruce Tozer (1926–2021), Australian cricketer
- Claude Tozer (1890–1920), Australian doctor and cricketer
- Dave Tozer, American music producer, songwriter and musician
- Edwin E. Tozer (born 1943), British computer scientist, management consultant, and author
- Elias Tozer (1825–73), Devon journalist, poet and collector of folk stories.
- Elishama Tozer (1741–1790), New York politician
- Faye Tozer (born 1975) English singer-songwriter with the band Steps
- Geoffrey Tozer (1954–2009), Australian pianist
- Henry Tozer (priest) (1602–1650), English priest and academic
- Henry Fanshawe Tozer (1829–1916), English writer, teacher, and traveller
- Horace Tozer (1844–1916), Australian lawyer and politician
- John Tozer (1922–1990), Australian politician
- Joseph Tozer (1881–1955), British actor
- Keith Tozer, American soccer player
- Kira Tozer, Canadian voice actress
- Norman Tozer (1934–2010), British television and radio presenter and reporter
- Solomon Tozer (disappeared 1848), Sergeant of Royal Marines
- Tim Tozer (born 1959), British businessman
- Vivian Tozer (1870–1954), Australian politician
- William Tozer (1829–1899), British clergyman, bishop of Nyasaland
- Phil Tozer - colorectal surgeon
References
[edit]- ^ Patrick Hanks, Flavia Hodges, A.D. Mills, Adrian Room (2002). The Oxford Names Companion. Oxford University Press. p. 619. ISBN 0-19-860561-7.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ "Tozier, Name Meaning, Origin, Detailed Name Information & Meaning of Names at NameLab - FamilyEducation.com". Genealogy.familyeducation.com. Retrieved 2014-02-05.
- ^ a b "Howton". Moretonhampstead History Society. Retrieved 28 August 2018.
- ^ "Inscriptions on the gravestones in St Andrew's Churchyard". Moretonhampstead History Society. Retrieved 28 August 2018.
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