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Where Does The Last Name Townes Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The last name Townes (Arabic: تاونز) is found in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Townes click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Townes? ^{popularity and diffusion}

The surname Townes is the 70,648^th most prevalent last name worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 1,041,673 people. The last name Townes is predominantly found in The Americas, where 89 percent of Townes reside; 89 percent reside in North America and 89 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 1,032,266^th most widely held forename worldwide. It is borne by 86 people.

This last name is most frequently used in The United States, where it is carried by 6,407 people, or 1 in 56,572. In The United States Townes is primarily concentrated in: Maryland, where 16 percent reside, Virginia, where 11 percent reside and Texas, where 8 percent reside. Aside from The United States it is found in 23 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 3 percent reside and England, where 3 percent reside.

Townes Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The frequency of Townes has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name expanded 829 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 262 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Townes Last Name Statistics ^demography

In The United States those holding the Townes surname are 3.85% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 57.08% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Townes earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 370.8% more than the national average, earning R 1,118,800 per year; in United States they earn 8.61% less than the national average, earning $39,433 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.18% less than the national average, earning $48,598 CAD per year.