Towndrow Surname

406,613th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 861 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Isle of Man

Towndrow Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'at the town-row,' the one continuous line of town or farm buildings. Many places would bear this name; compare Town end and Townsend. The d is, of course, intrusive; compare riband, gownd, Sec.

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Towndrow Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England4971:112,10911,549
United States2231:1,625,376108,854
Australia561:482,06636,890
Canada481:767,61660,775
Singapore131:423,66918,211
South Africa81:6,772,213167,054
Scotland61:892,30328,047
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Isle of Man11:85,8224,091
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland71:632,83819,259
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1871:130,35012,089
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:16,739,561595,711

Towndrow Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'at the town-row,' the one continuous line of town or farm buildings. Many places would bear this name; compare Town end and Townsend. The d is, of course, intrusive; compare riband, gownd, Sec. 'Town-raw is used to denote the privileges of a township. To "thraw one's self out o' a townraw," to forfeit the privileges enjoyed in a small community. Roxb.; q. a row of houses' (Jamieson's Dict). For the suffix, v. Row (a)

Richard Mercer, of Townrowe, in West Derby (Liverpool), 1638: Wills at Chester.

Henry Townerow, or Town roc, 1557: Register of the University of Oxford.

1562. Thomas Townraye: ibid.

1615. Baptised — John, s. William Townerawe: St. Michael, Cornhill.

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

(with intrus. -d-) for Townrow, q.v.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Samuel Towndrow, of Chesterfield, died in 1779 (G.). The name is still in the town. Thomas Townrow was mayor of Lincoln in 1671 and 1693 (Stark's "Lincoln").

Homes of Family Names in Great Britain (1890) by Henry Brougham Guppy

Towndrow Last Name Facts

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

Towndrow is more frequently found in England than any other country or territory. It may also occur as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Towndrow? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 406,613th most common last name globally, borne by around 1 in 8,464,049 people. This surname is primarily found in Europe, where 59 percent of Towndrow live; 59 percent live in Northern Europe and 59 percent live in British Isles.

The last name Towndrow is most commonly used in England, where it is borne by 497 people, or 1 in 112,109. In England Towndrow is most common in: Derbyshire, where 38 percent live, Greater London, where 11 percent live and Nottinghamshire, where 9 percent live. Not including England it occurs in 15 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 26 percent live and Australia, where 7 percent live.

Towndrow Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Towndrow has changed over time. In England the number of people bearing the Towndrow last name increased 266 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it increased 7,433 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Ireland it contracted 86 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Towndrow Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Towndrow surname is chiefly Catholic (86%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Towndrow surname are 3.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 50% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Towndrow earn in different countries varies notably. In South Africa they earn 16.03% less than the national average, earning R 199,548 per year; in United States they earn 13.3% less than the national average, earning $37,410 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.17% more than the national average, earning $49,767 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tondrow932/
Toundrow880/
Towndraw880/
Tandrow8027/
Tendrow801/
Tondrew800/
Tondreaw752/
Tanndrow750/
Tndraw712/
Dandrow67242/
Dundrow6724/
Tandrew674/
Tendrew670/
Tinterow6314/
Dion-Drew591/
Tanderayaw561/
Deandarrow561/
Dandrew5324/
Dandraw530/
Dandaraw5027/
D'Andrew503/
Deandrew502/
Dindaraw501/
Dewey-Andrew501/
D Andrew500/

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