Toback

Toback is a surname of Ashkenazi Jewish origin. It is believed to derive from the Yiddish word "tobek," meaning "weaver" or "maker of broadcloth." The name likely originated as an occupational surname, indicating that the ancestor of the family was a cloth weaver. Variations of the surname may include Toba, Tobeck, and Tobak.

The surname is found in various Jewish communities throughout Eastern Europe, particularly in Poland, Russia, and Ukraine. As Jewish people emigrated from these regions, the Toback surname spread to other parts of the world, including North America, South America, and Israel.

Notable individuals with the surname Toback include Bob Toback, an American politician, and Michael Toback, a renowned psychologist specializing in financial behavior. The surname continues to be carried by descendants of these original families.