Tower Surname
Approximately 9,006 people bear this surname
Tower Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of the tower'; v. Torr.
John de la Tour de Shrowesbury, Close Rolls, 21 Edward III.
(2) Occup. 'the tower,' i.e. tawyer, a dresser of skins. To tew, to taw, and to tow seem all to be forms of one verb, and to signify the same thing, viz.
Read More About This SurnameTower Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 6,553 | 1:55,312 | 6,597 |
| Canada | 1,268 | 1:29,058 | 3,814 |
| England | 275 | 1:202,611 | 17,646 |
| Iran | 243 | 1:315,977 | 21,948 |
| Saudi Arabia | 159 | 1:194,062 | 29,524 |
| Australia | 94 | 1:287,188 | 25,495 |
| India | 52 | 1:14,751,257 | 245,013 |
| Kuwait | 29 | 1:131,058 | 14,967 |
| Indonesia | 22 | 1:6,011,327 | 267,290 |
| Netherlands | 22 | 1:767,599 | 58,330 |
| United Arab Emirates | 20 | 1:458,114 | 23,187 |
| Nicaragua | 19 | 1:316,899 | 3,057 |
| China | 17 | 1:80,430,680 | 4,441 |
| Philippines | 17 | 1:5,955,190 | 180,670 |
| Russia | 17 | 1:8,477,827 | 301,506 |
| Germany | 15 | 1:5,367,031 | 196,901 |
| Brazil | 14 | 1:15,291,024 | 280,658 |
| Liberia | 12 | 1:367,378 | 19,503 |
| Wales | 11 | 1:281,321 | 15,850 |
| Sudan | 9 | 1:4,167,799 | 5,799 |
| Colombia | 8 | 1:5,971,759 | 20,087 |
| Israel | 8 | 1:1,069,704 | 62,476 |
| South Africa | 7 | 1:7,739,672 | 177,858 |
| Thailand | 7 | 1:10,091,192 | 512,203 |
| Spain | 7 | 1:6,678,862 | 92,666 |
| Italy | 6 | 1:10,192,781 | 121,657 |
| Ireland | 5 | 1:941,788 | 16,185 |
| Nigeria | 5 | 1:35,428,552 | 388,973 |
| Mexico | 4 | 1:31,031,551 | 63,627 |
| Belarus | 4 | 1:2,375,265 | 105,497 |
| Suriname | 4 | 1:138,154 | 7,029 |
| Peru | 4 | 1:7,946,031 | 41,846 |
| Egypt | 4 | 1:22,983,938 | 62,368 |
| Vietnam | 3 | 1:30,882,018 | 4,101 |
| Norway | 3 | 1:1,714,095 | 79,528 |
| France | 3 | 1:22,140,907 | 385,998 |
| Malaysia | 3 | 1:9,831,408 | 269,765 |
| Venezuela | 2 | 1:15,102,038 | 69,873 |
| New Zealand | 2 | 1:2,264,162 | 49,210 |
| Romania | 2 | 1:10,038,935 | 80,612 |
| Turkey | 2 | 1:38,910,711 | 171,901 |
| Scotland | 2 | 1:2,676,908 | 51,579 |
| Taiwan | 2 | 1:11,722,373 | 63,559 |
| Argentina | 2 | 1:21,371,707 | 253,176 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| Sri Lanka | 1 | 1:20,808,560 | 18,521 |
| Uruguay | 1 | 1:3,431,758 | 38,295 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Malta | 1 | 1:430,272 | 3,380 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
| Puerto Rico | 1 | 1:3,550,139 | 9,109 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 1 | 1:1,363,975 | 22,013 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 1 | 1:110,375 | 6,934 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Northern Ireland | 1 | 1:1,845,036 | 20,648 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Albania | 1 | 1:2,914,055 | 29,474 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Angola | 1 | 1:26,989,214 | 11,853 |
| Bangladesh | 1 | 1:159,356,773 | 26,077 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Cook Islands | 1 | 1:18,179 | 1,485 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| Georgia | 1 | 1:3,745,545 | 47,852 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Guinea | 1 | 1:11,833,817 | 3,268 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
| Jamaica | 1 | 1:2,869,947 | 13,896 |
| Jersey | 1 | 1:99,202 | 6,620 |
| Jordan | 1 | 1:8,842,437 | 26,010 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Latvia | 1 | 1:2,050,046 | 60,295 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
| Libya | 1 | 1:6,243,974 | 6,186 |
| Myanmar | 1 | 1:51,937,985 | 2,166 |
| Northern Cyprus | 1 | 1:319,011 | 10,202 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Panama | 1 | 1:3,912,258 | 17,195 |
| Paraguay | 1 | 1:7,236,746 | 16,511 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 20 | 1:221,493 | 10,092 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 258 | 1:94,478 | 9,706 |
| Scotland | 11 | 1:340,292 | 10,329 |
| Wales | 6 | 1:261,403 | 9,165 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 2,245 | 1:22,369 | 2,805 |
Tower (242) may also be a first name.
Tower Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of the tower'; v. Torr.
John de la Tour de Shrowesbury, Close Rolls, 21 Edward III.
(2) Occup. 'the tower,' i.e. tawyer, a dresser of skins. To tew, to taw, and to tow seem all to be forms of one verb, and to signify the same thing, viz. to work or operate upon an article; v. Tewer, Tawer, and Whittear. Also v. tow (a) in Skeat's Dictionary.
Gilbert le Tower, 1273. Hundred Rolls.
Thomas le Toure, ibid.
Juliana la Touestre, ibid.
The surname of a noted Aberdeen family. The name seems originally De Tour (PSAS., XLVI, p. 442). Patrick Towar in the Cabrach to be apprehended, 1625 (RPC., 2 ser. I, p. 97). William Towar in Auchmunzie 1633 (SCM., III, p. 119). The name is also found in the Aberdeen Poll Book. compare Toward.
(English) a variant of Tawer, q.v.
Gilbert le Tower.— Hundred Rolls (Anglo-French-Latin) Dweller at a Tower [Middle English Old French t(o)ur, Latin turr-is) Hugh de la Tour .—Cal. Inq. P.M.
(English) Dweller in, or near, a high building; one who processed leather.
From residence in or near a tower.
Tower Demographics
Average Tower Salary in
United States
$46,044 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Tower Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Tower Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Tower (Arabic: تاور) occurs more in The United States more than any other country/territory. It can occur as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Tower? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 56,318th most frequently held last name worldwide It is held by around 1 in 809,188 people. The surname Tower is primarily found in The Americas, where 81 percent of Tower live; 80 percent live in North America and 80 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 574,510th most commonly held first name worldwide, borne by 242 people.
The surname Tower is most prevalent in The United States, where it is carried by 6,553 people, or 1 in 55,312. In The United States it is most common in: Massachusetts, where 13 percent live, Michigan, where 8 percent live and California, where 7 percent live. Besides The United States it exists in 82 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 14 percent live and England, where 3 percent live.
Tower Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Tower has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Tower surname rose 292 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 107 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it rose 183 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it declined 75 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in Scotland it declined 82 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Tower Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the last name is predominantly Catholic (95%) in Ireland.
In The United States those holding the Tower surname are 3.08% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 56.31% being registered with the political party.
The amount Tower earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 40.39% more than the national average, earning 485,864 kr per year; in Colombia they earn 26.95% less than the national average, earning $16,583,900 COP per year; in United States they earn 6.71% more than the national average, earning $46,044 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.01% less than the national average, earning $48,188 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Tower Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Tower in the Arabic language | ||
| تاور | tawr | - |
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