Towart Surname

763,307th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 374 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Australia
Highest density in:
Australia

Towart Surname Definition:

From Toward in the parish of Dunoon, Argyllshire. A legend states that in the reign of Robert III two sons of the chief of the Lamonts changed their name to Toward (Dunlop, Dunoon, p. 14), and Buchanan (p. 117) says people of this name are considered a sept of Clan Lamond.

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Towart Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Australia1441:187,47018,739
England981:568,55234,674
United States861:4,214,639225,501
New Zealand231:196,88420,367
Scotland141:382,41616,471
Canada61:6,140,932260,641
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland561:66,8434,009
England111:2,215,94364,354
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States151:3,347,912150,340

Towart Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

From Toward in the parish of Dunoon, Argyllshire. A legend states that in the reign of Robert III two sons of the chief of the Lamonts changed their name to Toward (Dunlop, Dunoon, p. 14), and Buchanan (p. 117) says people of this name are considered a sept of Clan Lamond. Patrick Towart, burgess freeman of Glasgow, 1600 (Burgesses), Agnes Towart in Croftingaw, 1654 (Sasines, 856), and Margaret Towart in 1720 (Dunkeld). Several of the name recorded in Dumbarton in eighteenth and nineteenth centuries (RDB.). Malcolm Toir or Toward, reader in Logie, was "deposed in 1610 for consulting the Egyptians," and Walter Towar was bedell of Logie, 1690 (Logie, I, p. 20, 69; II, p. 296). The name probably confused with Tower, which see.

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

Towart Last Name Facts

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

The last name Towart occurs most in Australia. It can appear as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Towart? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 763,307th most frequently held surname on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 19,485,417 people. Towart occurs predominantly in Oceania, where 45 percent of Towart live; 45 percent live in Australasia and 45 percent live in Australia and New Zealand.

Towart is most commonly occurring in Australia, where it is held by 144 people, or 1 in 187,470. In Australia it is most frequent in: New South Wales, where 63 percent reside, Victoria, where 15 percent reside and Western Australia, where 8 percent reside. Outside of Australia it exists in 8 countries. It is also found in England, where 26 percent reside and The United States, where 23 percent reside.

Towart Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Towart has changed through the years. In England the number of people who held the Towart surname rose 891 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it rose 573 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Scotland it fell 75 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Towart Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Towart surname is predominantly Anglican (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Towart surname are 3.91% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 57.14% being registered with the party.

Towart earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 16.09% less than the national average, earning $36,208 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
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Thowarth861/
Toward83946/
Tewart83129/
Towert8352/
Tobart836/
Tuwart835/
Tawart834/
Tovart831/
Toubart7741/
Thoward775/
Thobart771/
Thouvart710/
Thuwhart710/
Tabart67856/
Tavert67101/
Teward6738/
Tavart6726/
Tabort6722/
Tevort678/
Tuward672/
Tovard672/
Tobard671/
Towerd671/
Tobort671/
Tovert671/
Taward671/
Tubart670/

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