Towle Surname

50,278th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 10,210 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Israel

Towle Surname Definition:

1 for Toll, q.v.

2 for Towell, q.v.

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Towle Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States5,8401:62,0657,264
Israel2,1341:4,010567
England1,3011:42,8275,460
Canada5421:67,9817,833
Australia1541:175,29717,847
Portugal471:221,6658,706
Scotland391:137,2778,372
New Zealand221:205,83320,770
Wales191:162,87011,152
Malaysia181:1,638,56867,452
Isle of Man171:5,0481,065
Mexico141:8,866,15837,743
South Africa121:4,514,809137,638
Germany71:11,500,780305,602
Thailand71:10,091,192512,203
France51:13,284,544357,392
China41:341,830,39216,990
Denmark41:1,411,17960,800
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Northern Ireland21:922,51818,701
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Ecuador21:7,952,92334,269
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Myanmar11:51,937,9852,166
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland91:492,20716,355
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England7851:31,0514,132
Isle of Man121:4,522462
Scotland51:748,64318,576
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,8481:27,1753,333

Towle (23) may also be a first name.

Towle Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

1 for Toll, q.v.

2 for Towell, q.v.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(English) A variant of Toll, q.v.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

User-submitted Reference

This surname is a corruption of the Irish, O'Tool.

- annalilly

Towle Last Name Facts

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

Towle is found in The United States more than any other country/territory. It can also be found as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Towle? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 50,278th most commonly held family name throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 713,766 people. It occurs mostly in The Americas, where 62 percent of Towle are found; 62 percent are found in North America and 62 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 2,239,265th most common first name worldwide, held by 23 people.

Towle is most widely held in The United States, where it is carried by 5,840 people, or 1 in 62,065. In The United States Towle is most prevalent in: California, where 12 percent live, Massachusetts, where 10 percent live and New Hampshire, where 7 percent live. Barring The United States it exists in 36 countries. It is also found in Israel, where 21 percent live and England, where 13 percent live.

Towle Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Towle has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name grew 316 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 166 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it grew 780 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Towle Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the last name is primarily Anglican (89%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Towle surname are 0.95% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 54.18% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Towle earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 125.19% more than the national average, earning R 535,140 per year; in United States they earn 10.05% more than the national average, earning $47,484 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.39% less than the national average, earning $48,993 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Towele91103/
Towley9172/
Towile9133/
Towlee912/
Towleh911/
Thowle910/
Towlie910/
Towl89315/
Toiwele8341/
Towille835/
Towless833/
Towhley833/
Touwlee832/
Towelle830/
Thowles830/
Toble80166/
Towel80161/
Towli8077/
Tewle8040/
Tawle8039/
Tovle8013/
Towla8012/
Towll8011/
Tuwle8010/
Thowl804/
Towly800/
Towillie7775/
Thowless7722/
Towelleh777/
Towllett773/
Towellie772/
Towell734,625/
Toweel73216/
Tuwleh73173/
Tawile7399/
Tawele7385/
Tovele7371/
Tewley7345/
Towail7320/
Thawle7319/
Tawler735/
Tawley735/
Tovler734/
Tobley733/
Touble733/
Tawleh732/
Thowla731/
Tovile731/
Towloy731/
Towelt731/
Tewlle731/
Tuwley731/
Toweal731/
Tewleh731/
Tewlea731/
Tuoble731/
Toowel730/
Tawlee730/
Thovle730/
Tovley730/
Thawley67736/
Tawl67128/
Towhill6745/
Toowlys6722/
Toweill6713/
Towilly6711/
Tawelle679/
Tobelle674/
Tawaile672/
Tewelle672/
Thawlee671/
Thowell671/
Towgill671/
Tosuele671/
Tobille671/
Touweil671/
Toville670/
Thowlis670/
Tawille670/

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