Thowless Surname

4,206,983rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 22 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Australia

Thowless Surname Definition:

The early references to this name confine it to Brechin and neighborhood. William Thowlas was witness in Brechin, 1464 (REB., II, 103), and five years later Robert Thoulace made a resignation with consent of his father, William Thoulace (ibid.

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Thowless Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States151:24,163,929685,360
Australia61:4,499,284146,780
England11:55,718,059489,080
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England151:1,625,02553,310

Thowless Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

The early references to this name confine it to Brechin and neighborhood. William Thowlas was witness in Brechin, 1464 (REB., II, 103), and five years later Robert Thoulace made a resignation with consent of his father, William Thoulace (ibid., II, 111). In 1493 William Thowless de Conansith witessed an instrument of resignation (ibid., II, 137), John Thowless in Brechin had a remission for slaughter committed by him, 1508 (Trials, I, p. 108), and in 1512 reference is made to the lands of quondam Katherine Thoules in Edinburgh (Soltre, p. 262). Thoulas 1548, Thouless 1537, Thowlace 1508, Thowles 1583. Thowless, thewless, is applied in Scots to bodily qualities, in ME. to mental, but I do not venture to say if there is any connection between the surname and the adjective. Wyntoun desoi ibes a man named Lawrisson as 'thowlace,' i.e., wanton, heedless (v. 5, p. 397, S.l S. ed.).

The Surnames of Scotland (1946) by George Fraser Black (1866-1948)

Thowless Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Thowless Come From? nationality or country of origin

Thowless occurs most in The United States. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Thowless click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Thowless? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 4,206,983rd most frequently held surname on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 331,252,087 people. The surname Thowless is predominantly found in The Americas, where 68 percent of Thowless are found; 68 percent are found in North America and 68 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

This last name is most numerous in The United States, where it is carried by 15 people, or 1 in 24,163,929. In The United States it is mostly found in: Wisconsin, where 40 percent live, New York, where 33 percent live and Idaho, where 13 percent live. Besides The United States it occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in Australia, where 27 percent live and England, where 5 percent live.

Thowless Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Thowless has changed through the years. In England the number of people who held the Thowless last name decreased 93 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Thowless Last Name Statistics demography

Thowless earn a lot less than the average income. In United States they earn 36.27% less than the national average, earning $27,500 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Towless933/
Thowles930/
Thewless8828/
Towles862,984/
Thowle860/
Thewles8029/
Thowlis800/
Towle7710,210/
Towls770/
Thewliss75112/
Thewlies753/
Towelles751/
Towels71156/
Towley7172/
Thawle7119/
Tobles717/
Towlee712/
Towils711/
Towleh711/
Thowla711/
Towlis711/
Towlie710/
Thovle710/
Tawles710/
Towlls710/
Thewlis671,387/
Thawley67736/
Towells67188/
Toiwele6741/
Toowlys6722/
Towills679/
Towille675/
Towhley673/
Touwlee672/
Thewils671/
Thawlee671/
Towlice671/
Toblesh671/
Thewels671/
Towelle670/
Thawlis670/

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