Towne Surname

54,376th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9,357 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Towne 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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Towne Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States8,8081:41,1515,051
England1701:327,75324,219
Canada1461:252,36723,920
Australia1041:259,57423,725
Israel601:142,62715,171
China261:52,589,2912,849
Liberia161:275,53316,331
Mexico51:24,825,24158,251
Philippines51:20,247,645262,352
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
France11:66,422,722504,397
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1001:243,75417,902
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,4801:33,9324,061

Towne (42) may also be a first name.

Towne 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

(English), Town. Tun, an enclosed place, field, dwelling, house, yard, farm, village, town. (variant: van de Stad.)

Surnames (1857) by Bernard Homer Dixon

Towne Last Name Facts

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

The surname Towne is borne by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Towne? popularity and diffusion

It is the 54,376th most widely held last name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 778,834 people. This last name is predominantly found in The Americas, where 86 percent of Towne are found; 86 percent are found in North America and 86 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 1,566,439th most commonly occurring first name throughout the world, held by 42 people.

It is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is borne by 8,808 people, or 1 in 41,151. In The United States it is mostly concentrated in: New York, where 7 percent are found, Massachusetts, where 6 percent are found and Florida, where 5 percent are found. Beside The United States Towne exists in 21 countries. It is also found in England, where 2 percent are found and Canada, where 2 percent are found.

Towne Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Towne has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Towne surname grew 595 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 170 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Towne Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Towne last name are 12.37% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 59.14% being registered with the party.

The amount Towne earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 4.5% more than the national average, earning $45,090 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.1% less than the national average, earning $48,640 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

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Townie9115/
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Towny801/
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Townhead774/
Tawney732,105/
Touwen73317/
Towgin7371/
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Tewney732/
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Townoi732/
Thobne731/
Townoy731/
Tovner731/
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Tawnee731/
Toween731/
Towinc730/
Tovnie730/
Tawn67302/
Tochwin67128/
Towwend677/
Thawney674/
Tooswen674/
Tobn672/
Tovn671/
Tauwner671/
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Tawnnie671/
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Tohwina671/
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