Towers Surname
Approximately 15,753 people bear this surname
Towers Surname Definition:
Nisbet says the family of Towers of Inverleith descended from Walter Towers, a Frenchman, merchant in Edinburgh in the reign of David II (I, p. 99). William de Tours, vallet of Scotland, was made prisoner in a battle on the March of Scotland, 1359 (Bain, IV, 40).
Read More About This SurnameTowers Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 5,983 | 1:9,313 | 1,361 |
| United States | 5,630 | 1:64,380 | 7,532 |
| Australia | 1,787 | 1:15,107 | 2,150 |
| Canada | 947 | 1:38,908 | 4,876 |
| New Zealand | 433 | 1:10,458 | 1,818 |
| Scotland | 255 | 1:20,995 | 2,425 |
| South Africa | 101 | 1:536,413 | 42,583 |
| Wales | 78 | 1:39,673 | 3,883 |
| Israel | 56 | 1:152,815 | 15,997 |
| Ireland | 52 | 1:90,557 | 5,084 |
| Northern Ireland | 39 | 1:47,309 | 4,079 |
| Mexico | 36 | 1:3,447,950 | 24,458 |
| India | 34 | 1:22,560,747 | 316,052 |
| Thailand | 30 | 1:2,354,612 | 261,046 |
| Spain | 27 | 1:1,731,557 | 49,506 |
| Malaysia | 19 | 1:1,552,328 | 64,490 |
| Singapore | 17 | 1:323,983 | 13,856 |
| Colombia | 15 | 1:3,184,938 | 14,936 |
| Germany | 15 | 1:5,367,031 | 196,901 |
| United Arab Emirates | 15 | 1:610,818 | 23,687 |
| Argentina | 14 | 1:3,053,101 | 127,728 |
| Pakistan | 12 | 1:14,886,990 | 61,272 |
| Isle of Man | 12 | 1:7,152 | 1,559 |
| Iran | 12 | 1:6,398,544 | 138,820 |
| Netherlands | 10 | 1:1,688,718 | 81,846 |
| Sweden | 8 | 1:1,230,845 | 90,587 |
| Jersey | 7 | 1:14,172 | 2,872 |
| Brazil | 7 | 1:30,582,047 | 441,004 |
| Switzerland | 6 | 1:1,368,819 | 77,571 |
| Philippines | 6 | 1:16,873,037 | 249,062 |
| Nigeria | 4 | 1:44,285,690 | 437,567 |
| Ecuador | 4 | 1:3,976,462 | 28,589 |
| Sri Lanka | 4 | 1:5,202,140 | 12,146 |
| Egypt | 4 | 1:22,983,938 | 62,368 |
| Dominican Republic | 4 | 1:2,608,233 | 20,941 |
| El Salvador | 4 | 1:1,585,972 | 4,802 |
| Ethiopia | 4 | 1:24,386,566 | 19,165 |
| France | 4 | 1:16,605,680 | 368,153 |
| Uruguay | 4 | 1:857,940 | 31,713 |
| Kenya | 4 | 1:11,544,975 | 62,419 |
| Costa Rica | 3 | 1:1,593,356 | 8,177 |
| China | 3 | 1:455,773,855 | 21,925 |
| Peru | 3 | 1:10,594,708 | 45,902 |
| Slovenia | 2 | 1:1,243,838 | 27,519 |
| Norway | 2 | 1:2,571,143 | 95,402 |
| Zimbabwe | 2 | 1:7,719,120 | 118,432 |
| Austria | 2 | 1:4,257,718 | 99,224 |
| Turkey | 2 | 1:38,910,711 | 171,901 |
| Paraguay | 2 | 1:3,618,373 | 13,977 |
| Italy | 2 | 1:30,578,344 | 160,757 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Barbados | 1 | 1:287,448 | 2,772 |
| Croatia | 1 | 1:4,228,604 | 99,289 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Bahamas | 1 | 1:391,751 | 2,737 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Andorra | 1 | 1:83,838 | 2,381 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 1 | 1:110,375 | 6,934 |
| Zambia | 1 | 1:15,849,922 | 53,989 |
| Madagascar | 1 | 1:23,649,837 | 9,420 |
| Guernsey | 1 | 1:64,439 | 2,137 |
| Guatemala | 1 | 1:16,082,668 | 12,169 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| British Virgin Islands | 1 | 1:31,594 | 1,029 |
| Jamaica | 1 | 1:2,869,947 | 13,896 |
| Georgia | 1 | 1:3,745,545 | 47,852 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
| Belize | 1 | 1:355,474 | 3,977 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| Oman | 1 | 1:3,687,971 | 14,390 |
| Panama | 1 | 1:3,912,258 | 17,195 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| Puerto Rico | 1 | 1:3,550,139 | 9,109 |
| Bermuda | 1 | 1:65,279 | 3,010 |
| Serbia | 1 | 1:7,144,948 | 38,459 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 61 | 1:72,621 | 5,284 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 3,194 | 1:7,632 | 1,171 |
| Scotland | 277 | 1:13,513 | 1,568 |
| Wales | 10 | 1:156,842 | 6,008 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1,109 | 1:45,283 | 5,239 |
Towers (92) may also be a first name.
Towers Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
Nisbet says the family of Towers of Inverleith descended from Walter Towers, a Frenchman, merchant in Edinburgh in the reign of David II (I, p. 99). William de Tours, vallet of Scotland, was made prisoner in a battle on the March of Scotland, 1359 (Bain, IV, 40). Johannes de Turribus, charter witness in Edinburgh, 1397 (RMS., r, App. I, 157), and John of Touris had a safe conduct in England, 1423 (Bain, IV, 940). John de Turribus was witness in Edinburgh, 1426 (Egidii, p. 47), and David de Turribus ir recorded dominus de Blakburne in the same year (LSC., 119). William de Turribus de Crawmond, 1413 (CDE., 21), William de Towris witnessed a St. Leonard's charter, 1457, and Peter de Towris was witness in Edinburgh, 1462 (Neubotle, 284,290). Thomas Touris, bailie of the barony of Dunkeld within Auchtertool, 1508—13, appears as Towris, Thouris, Towres (Rent. Dunk.). "Schir Alexander Towris off Innerleyth" in record, 1522 (Rental). Dame Jeene or Jonet Towris, a religious of North Berwick, 1539-48 (CMN., 56, 65). George Towris had sasine of land in Haddington, 1558 (ER.), and Sir George Touris was retoured heir of his father, John Touris of Innerleyth, 1605 (Retours, Edinburgh, 153). Toures 1610, Towres 1630, Towrys 1522.
(English) the Tower’s (Son): v. Tower1, Tawer. (Anglo-French-Latin) pl. of Tower2, q.v.
(English) Dweller in, or near, a high building; one who processed leather.
Peels, and Castles, were places of defense. Tower is derived from tor, Gaelic and Saxon, French tour, Welsh, twr, a heap or pile, applied to conical hills, and to round buildings erected for strength or security.
Or De Tours, descended from the Umfrevilles of Normandy, Barons of Prudhoe. Stephen de Tours occurs in Lincoln 1130, where the family were long of great consequence. See Umfreville.
From Tours; a location name in Normandy. W. de Tours had the manor of Lowick or Lofwick, Lancashire, from W. de Taillebois, baron of Kendal, after the conquest, and assumed the name of de Lofwick.
Towers: is an anglicizing of Thouars.
Towers Demographics
Average Male Towers Height
175.54 cm
Average Female Towers Height
166 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Towers Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Towers Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Towers (Marathi: टॉवर्स) is found in England more than any other country/territory. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Towers? popularity and diffusion
The surname Towers is the 33,696th most widely held last name on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 462,613 people. This last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 41 percent of Towers live; 41 percent live in Northern Europe and 41 percent live in British Isles. It is also the 992,070th most frequently used first name world-wide, borne by 92 people.
It is most prevalent in England, where it is borne by 5,983 people, or 1 in 9,313. In England it is mostly concentrated in: Leicestershire, where 8 percent live, Lancashire, where 8 percent live and Greater London, where 7 percent live. Without taking into account England it is found in 76 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 36 percent live and Australia, where 11 percent live.
Towers Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Towers has changed through the years. In England the share of the population with the surname increased 187 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it increased 508 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Scotland it contracted 8 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it increased 780 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it contracted 15 percent between 1901 and 2014.
Towers Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the Towers surname is predominantly Catholic (80%) in Ireland.
In The United States those bearing the Towers last name are 10.73% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 57.5% being registered with the political party.
The amount Towers earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 229.18% more than the national average, earning R 782,268 per year; in Colombia they earn 37.74% less than the national average, earning $14,135,600 COP per year; in United States they earn 3.32% more than the national average, earning $44,582 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.07% more than the national average, earning $51,206 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Touwers | 92 | 1 | / |
| Toers | 91 | 11 | / |
| Tewers | 83 | 29 | / |
| Tobers | 83 | 3 | / |
| Touers | 83 | 3 | / |
| Towors | 83 | 1 | / |
| Towars | 83 | 0 | / |
| Toibers | 77 | 1 | / |
| Taouers | 77 | 1 | / |
| Thewers | 77 | 0 | / |
| Tyers | 73 | 3,727 | / |
| Tours | 73 | 1,268 | / |
| Tiers | 73 | 448 | / |
| Tuers | 73 | 237 | / |
| Teers | 73 | 81 | / |
| Tears | 73 | 32 | / |
| Teirs | 73 | 0 | / |
| Tousvers | 71 | 2 | / |
| Tabers | 67 | 220 | / |
| Thoirs | 67 | 133 | / |
| Tearse | 67 | 102 | / |
| Tavers | 67 | 85 | / |
| Teears | 67 | 74 | / |
| Tourse | 67 | 43 | / |
| Theirs | 67 | 30 | / |
| Theers | 67 | 18 | / |
| Tauers | 67 | 12 | / |
| Tevers | 67 | 8 | / |
| Tourss | 67 | 4 | / |
| Tavors | 67 | 3 | / |
| Tayers | 67 | 2 | / |
| Teersh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tobirs | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tejars | 67 | 1 | / |
| Theurs | 67 | 1 | / |
| Teirrs | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tovars | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tuyers | 67 | 1 | / |
| Thours | 67 | 0 | / |
| Teurst | 67 | 0 | / |
| Tubers | 67 | 0 | / |
| Thears | 67 | 0 | / |
| Tayors | 67 | 0 | / |
| Teurse | 67 | 0 | / |
| Teyers | 67 | 0 | / |
Towers Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Towers in the Marathi language | ||
| टॉवर्स | tovarsa | - |
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