Towell Surname

101,995th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,625 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Wales

Towell Surname Definition:

Like Touhill = Toole, O’Toole, q.v.

Towell Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2,1251:170,56917,235
England1,4621:38,1114,961
Australia2561:105,45211,841
Canada2401:153,52315,602
South Africa1821:297,68028,740
Wales1091:28,3902,914
Ireland971:48,5463,552
Scotland341:157,4659,168
Northern Ireland301:61,5014,735
Singapore131:423,66918,211
France131:5,109,440259,941
New Zealand81:566,04034,598
Sweden71:1,406,680102,017
Jamaica71:409,9929,090
Liberia51:881,70733,815
Oman51:737,5946,889
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Spain31:15,584,012120,866
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
Zimbabwe21:7,719,120118,432
Cayman Islands11:63,8932,384
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland551:80,5435,643
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England8581:28,4103,845
Wales31:522,80514,314
Scotland31:1,247,73924,719
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2771:181,29516,134

Towell (19) may also be a first name.

Towell Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Like Touhill = Toole, O’Toole, q.v.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

A Co. Waterford form of O’Toole. SIF 147*

A Guide to Irish Names (1964) by Edward MacLysaght

A Co. Waterford form of O’Toole. SIF 147*

A Guide to Irish Names (1964) by Edward MacLysaght

The same as Towill and perhaps Dobell, Dowell; from some local name compounded of ville.

Ludus Patronymicus (1868) by Richard Stephen Charnock

A location name in Devon.

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

Towell Last Name Facts

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

Towell (Arabic: تاول) occurs in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may also be found as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Towell? popularity and diffusion

The last name Towell is the 101,995th most frequently held last name worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 1,575,686 people. Towell is predominantly found in The Americas, where 49 percent of Towell live; 48 percent live in North America and 48 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 2,523,061st most widespread first name on earth, borne by 19 people.

The surname Towell is most frequent in The United States, where it is borne by 2,125 people, or 1 in 170,569. In The United States Towell is most prevalent in: Texas, where 10 percent are found, Illinois, where 6 percent are found and North Carolina, where 6 percent are found. Other than The United States this surname is found in 36 countries. It also occurs in England, where 32 percent are found and Australia, where 6 percent are found.

Towell Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Towell has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname grew 767 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 170 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it grew 3,633 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it grew 176 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in Scotland it grew 1,133 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Towell Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the surname is primarily Presbyterian (49%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Towell last name are 15.96% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 62.73% registered with the political party.

The amount Towell earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 88.64% more than the national average, earning R 448,272 per year; in United States they earn 5.5% less than the national average, earning $40,776 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.98% more than the national average, earning $53,149 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Toweill9213/
Thowell921/
Towelle920/
Towel91161/
Toell9128/
Towll9111/
Touswell860/
Tovell83753/
Towill83604/
Toweel83216/
Tawell83112/
Towele83103/
Tobell8325/
Touwel835/
Tuwell833/
Thoell831/
Toweal831/
Towael831/
Towelt831/
Touell830/
Toyell830/
Toowel830/
Toel80831/
Towl80315/
Touvell77249/
Towhill7745/
Toiwele7741/
Toovell7711/
Tawelle779/
Towille775/
Touelle772/
Tousell771/
Towgill771/
Toveill771/
Touweil771/
Tawaell770/
Thovell770/
Towle7310,210/
Tuell731,590/
Teall731,039/
Tobel73743/
Tiell73427/
Towil73382/
Tawel73354/
Touel73135/
Toull7362/
Tovel7333/
Teill7324/
Tyell7310/
Tuwel735/
Toyel734/
Thowl734/
Teell732/
Teull732/
Toill731/
Taell731/
Htoel731/
Tosswill71187/
Touvelle7190/
Touchell7135/
Toussell711/
Thoisell710/
Taweel673,742/
Theall671,039/
Tabell67434/
Theill67361/
Thuell67142/
Toubel67142/
Tawele6785/
Thowil6783/
Tovele6771/
Tuwael6770/
Toulle6766/
Tevell6764/
Tawill6762/
Teulle6757/
Thejll6750/
Towile6733/
Tajoel6729/
Teille6727/
Towail6720/
Touele6719/
Tobill6717/
Taouel6717/
Tavell6716/
Tousel6716/
Toobel6714/
Towgli6714/
Tubell6711/
Toyele6711/
Tauwel6710/
Taweil677/
Toibel677/
Thovel677/
Touvel674/
Toutel674/
Tobeal674/
Touiel673/
Tohgel671/
Touvll671/
Tuwelh671/
Towleh671/
Towild671/
Toytel671/
Tobeel671/
Tobeil671/
Toille671/
Togiel671/
Tosvel671/
Tawiel671/
Teylle671/
Tealle670/
Tovill670/
Thouel670/
Thowle670/

Towell Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Towell in the Arabic language
تاولtawl-

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