Towler Surname

69,325th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7,151 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Isle of Man

Towler Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from an occupation. ; v. Toller, of which it is a variant; compare Coulson for Colson or Coulthurst for Colthurst.

Thomas Towler, Yorkshire: Deposition from York Castle (Surtees Society).

1595. Edward Towler (Hertfordshire) and Mary Howe: Marriage Lic.

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Towler Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3,0991:116,96012,600
England2,6571:20,9702,955
Australia5421:49,8086,201
Canada2601:141,71414,582
New Zealand1961:23,1044,060
Scotland1601:33,4613,323
Guyana451:16,9382,216
Wales421:73,6796,340
Ireland341:138,4986,546
France251:2,656,909193,074
South Africa231:2,355,55298,611
Thailand131:5,433,719375,884
Ecuador81:1,988,23121,385
Norway71:734,61250,907
Northern Ireland71:263,57711,625
Isle of Man71:12,2602,387
Dominican Republic41:2,608,23320,941
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
British Virgin Islands11:31,5941,029
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Fiji11:894,3914,568
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Jersey11:99,2026,620
Saint Kitts and Nevis11:55,1991,294
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland271:164,0698,499
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1,2871:18,9402,720
Scotland381:98,5064,956
Wales111:142,5835,610
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4011:125,23412,115

Towler (11) may also be a first name.

Towler Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from an occupation. ; v. Toller, of which it is a variant; compare Coulson for Colson or Coulthurst for Colthurst.

Thomas Towler, Yorkshire: Deposition from York Castle (Surtees Society).

1595. Edward Towler (Hertfordshire) and Mary Howe: Marriage Lic. (London).

1788. Married — Thomas Quinney and Ann Towler: St. George, Hanover Square.

— —Thomas Drewett and Mary Towlear: ibid.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

For Toller, q.v.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Towler Last Name Facts

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

The surname Towler is most common in The United States. It may also appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Towler? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 69,325th most frequently held family name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 1,019,095 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 41 percent of Towler reside; 41 percent reside in Northern Europe and 41 percent reside in British Isles. Towler is also the 3,487,849th most widespread first name at a global level, held by 11 people.

Towler is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is borne by 3,099 people, or 1 in 116,960. In The United States Towler is mostly found in: Virginia, where 14 percent are found, Michigan, where 8 percent are found and Texas, where 6 percent are found. Not including The United States this last name occurs in 33 countries. It is also found in England, where 37 percent are found and Australia, where 8 percent are found.

Towler Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Towler has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Towler last name grew 773 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 206 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it grew 421 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it grew 382 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it grew 126 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Towler Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the surname is predominantly Catholic (96%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Towler last name are 11.12% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 57.89% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Towler earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 66.11% more than the national average, earning 574,871 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 47.76% more than the national average, earning R 351,144 per year; in United States they earn 4.39% less than the national average, earning $41,254 USD per year and in Canada they earn 8.26% more than the national average, earning $53,787 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Towlr911/
Tobler8310,780/
Tawler835/
Tovler834/
Tewler833/
Tobller771/
Tovlier770/
Toubler770/
Toblr731/
Thoobler712/
Tobiller711/
Taweiler711/
Tabler672,944/
Tübler6731/
Tubler674/
Tobelr673/
Tavler672/
Tóbler671/
Töbler671/
Teubler62333/
Taubler6286/
Tavlert622/
Tauvler621/
Tabiller5726/
Tabelr502/
Tablér501/
Tablär501/

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Towler Reference & Research

Toler/Tolar FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

Toler_2 (Virginia) FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

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Footnotes

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