Town Surname

58,440th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8,652 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Bermuda

Town Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of the town,' from residence therein; originally an enclosure, a farmstead, a farm with all its outbuildings. Lowland Scotch toon; v. Skeat's Dict.

Geoffrey de la Tune, Sussex, 1273.

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Town Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2,9011:124,94313,272
England2,1191:26,2953,595
Australia8321:32,4474,293
Bangladesh5411:294,5608,696
Canada5171:71,2688,131
Pakistan4351:410,6767,663
Sri Lanka2921:71,2627,441
New Zealand1791:25,2984,427
India1361:5,640,187135,419
South Africa1181:459,13338,484
Zimbabwe761:203,13523,436
Tanzania661:802,14642,626
China511:26,810,2271,454
Kuwait391:97,45410,676
United Arab Emirates301:305,40920,323
Wales261:119,0209,008
Botswana221:99,40615,343
Liberia181:244,91915,115
Scotland181:297,43413,849
Sweden131:757,44356,422
Singapore131:423,66918,211
Germany121:6,708,788223,026
Norway121:428,52437,411
Uganda101:3,903,92893,934
France91:7,380,302306,885
Hong Kong91:815,0543,802
Egypt91:10,215,08448,153
Nigeria91:19,682,529291,344
Indonesia71:18,892,742520,071
Taiwan61:3,907,45823,065
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Thailand61:11,773,058553,295
Philippines61:16,873,037249,062
Afghanistan51:6,430,63727,710
Italy51:12,231,338126,430
Bermuda51:13,0561,849
Zambia51:3,169,98435,680
South Sudan41:2,853,7691,758
Spain41:11,688,009116,470
Ireland41:1,177,23516,494
Mexico41:31,031,55163,627
Japan41:31,961,07353,820
Brazil41:53,518,583632,670
Chile41:4,404,11844,633
Saudi Arabia41:7,713,95437,548
Albania31:971,35222,477
Netherlands31:5,629,059132,535
Vietnam31:30,882,0184,101
Israel31:2,852,545113,505
Argentina21:21,371,707253,176
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Jordan21:4,421,21822,351
Jamaica21:1,434,97411,081
Papua New Guinea21:4,076,858165,791
Trinidad and Tobago21:681,98817,017
Turkey21:38,910,711171,901
Somalia11:13,452,0619,224
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Aruba11:103,4772,586
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Bosnia and Herzegovina11:3,536,40219,532
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Djibouti11:914,9321,612
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Fiji11:894,3914,568
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Macau11:601,6301,582
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
Montenegro11:639,5659,092
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland21:2,214,93333,683
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1,4701:16,5822,421
Scotland141:267,3738,913
Isle of Man11:54,2692,077
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2,2811:22,0162,765

Town (5,204) may also be a first name.

Town Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of the town,' from residence therein; originally an enclosure, a farmstead, a farm with all its outbuildings. Lowland Scotch toon; v. Skeat's Dict.

Geoffrey de la Tune, Sussex, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Robert de Tune, Norfolk, ibid.

Ralph de la Tune. Calendarium Inquisitionum Post Mortem.

Thomas atte Toune, Somerset, 1 Edward III: Kirby's Quest.

1603. Thurstan Toone, Leicestershire: Register of the University of Oxford.

1703. Married — William Green and Ann Towne: St. George, Hanover Square.

1801. — Thomas Mockett and Anna Town: ibid.

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

(English) Dweller at the Town; orig. an Enclosure, then a Farmstead, Village [Middle English t(o)un, t(o)une (M. Scot. toun(e), Old English tún] And he went and drew him to aan of the citezenis of that cuntre, and he send him into his toune to fede swyne.—St. Luke, xv. 15; Middle Scottish vers. (Nisbet).

In parts of the country, e.g. in the West of England and in Scotland, the town, or 'toon’ (the pron. of Old English tún), is still the farmyard.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(English) Dweller at the enclosure, homestead or manor.

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

Anglo-Saxon tun., an enclosure, homestead. At-Town would become Towner. In Cornwall a farm-yard is still called a "town-place." Your ancient Towner was not, therefore, what his name sounds to modern ears, but a thorough rustic.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

From the Old Norse, Tónn; nickname from the Danish, Tonn; from the Swedish, Tuné; from the Dutch, Tuin; in the Domesday Book, Ton, Tone, Toni; personal name Or from the Dutch, Toon, diminutive of Anthony; a personal name.

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

Town Last Name Facts

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

Town is carried by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It can be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Town? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 58,440th most common surname throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 842,296 people. The last name Town occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 40 percent of Town reside; 39 percent reside in North America and 39 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Town is also the 93,830th most prevalent first name on earth, borne by 5,204 people.

The last name is most common in The United States, where it is carried by 2,901 people, or 1 in 124,943. In The United States Town is mostly found in: Michigan, where 13 percent are found, California, where 9 percent are found and New York, where 7 percent are found. Outside of The United States this surname occurs in 86 countries. It is also found in England, where 24 percent are found and Australia, where 10 percent are found.

Town Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Town has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Town surname expanded 127 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 144 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it expanded 129 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it expanded 200 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Town Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Town last name is predominantly Catholic (100%) in Ireland and Orthodox (83%) in Russia.

In The United States those bearing the Town last name are 20.11% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 66.88% registered with the party.

The amount Town earn in different countries varies markedly. In Norway they earn 41.65% more than the national average, earning 490,211 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 25.46% more than the national average, earning R 298,140 per year; in United States they earn 1.62% more than the national average, earning $43,850 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.37% less than the national average, earning $48,505 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Towne899,357/
Towin89111/
Towen8932/
Townd8911/
Thown892/
Townn892/
Dtown891/
Touwen80317/
Towgin8071/
Tohwin801/
Towuin801/
Toween801/
Thowin801/
Towind801/
Townne800/
Towinc800/
Tawn75302/
Tewn753/
Tobn752/
Tovn751/
Tochwin73128/
Towwend737/
Tooswen734/
Thowwen731/
Tohwina731/
Tobin6750,917/
Toben671,360/
Tawin67538/
Tobyn6786/
Tuwin6774/
Tuwen6767/
Tewin6765/
Thawn6715/
Towim6710/
Tewen675/
Tawne675/
Taawn674/
Thewn672/
Towenowa671/
Tobín671/
Thovn671/

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Town Reference & Research

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