Towes Surname

953,750th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 274 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
New Zealand

Towes Surname Definition:

Said to be from St. Osyth. Comp. Toomer, Tooley, &c.

Towes Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1041:535,75133,356
Canada641:575,71247,839
United States381:9,538,393399,091
New Zealand291:156,14917,650
South Africa181:3,009,872112,058
Australia151:1,799,71385,184
Papua New Guinea41:2,038,429140,827
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England661:369,32422,972
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States181:2,789,927129,797

Towes (25) may also be a first name.

Towes Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Said to be from St. Osyth. Comp. Toomer, Tooley, &c.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Towes Last Name Facts

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

Towes is most common in England. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Towes click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Towes? popularity and diffusion

Towes is the 953,750th most widespread family name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 26,596,883 people. The last name Towes is primarily found in Europe, where 38 percent of Towes are found; 38 percent are found in Northern Europe and 38 percent are found in British Isles. It is also the 2,136,160th most frequently held given name world-wide, borne by 25 people.

This last name is most frequently used in England, where it is carried by 104 people, or 1 in 535,751. In England Towes is mostly concentrated in: West Sussex, where 18 percent reside, North Yorkshire, where 16 percent reside and Kent, where 15 percent reside. Without taking into account England it occurs in 8 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 23 percent reside and The United States, where 14 percent reside.

Towes Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Towes has changed through the years. In England the number of people bearing the Towes surname expanded 158 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it expanded 211 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Towes Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Towes surname are 28.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 75% registered with the political party.

The amount Towes earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 69.46% less than the national average, earning R 72,564 per year; in United States they earn 8.71% more than the national average, earning $46,908 USD per year and in Canada they earn 7.21% more than the national average, earning $53,266 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Towies912/
Toewes912/
Touwes912/
Towwes911/
Toweus911/
Towess910/
Towesh910/
Toweys910/
Toes89791/
Tewes806,902/
Tobes801,699/
Toves801,430/
Tojes801,068/
Tawes80664/
Toyes80183/
Toesh807/
Toues804/
Tuwes801/
Toezs801/
Toies801/
Towis801/
Toess800/
Toywuese771/
Thewes732,587/
Toubes73400/
Toyese73284/
Taoues7375/
Tobeas7339/
Toybes7322/
Teewes7318/
Toveas7315/
Tawese7310/
Toobes737/
Thawes736/
Tobess735/
Toeves734/
Toesch734/
Tawees734/
Touves733/
Tewess731/
Toways731/
Tuwees731/
Toejas731/
Towerz731/
Tobeis731/
Thuwes731/
Tawess731/
Tobees731/
Towise731/
Toeues731/
Tojesh731/
Touwez731/
Tajoes731/
Toujes730/
Tous675,701/
Tees671,303/
Teas67950/
Teis67850/
Teus67770/
Teys67670/
Ties67585/
Taes67517/
Tyes67352/
Tois67342/
Toys67145/
Tejs67137/
Tawesse6740/
Tojs6736/
Tobesch6713/
Thawees676/
Theewes676/
Toez673/
Tues673/
Toyeshe672/
Towhish671/
Touwech671/
Tougies671/
Taouess671/
Taouese671/
Teweesh671/
Thoeyos671/
Touyess671/
Toubeas670/

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Towes
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