Towney Surname

1,267,784th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 181 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Australia
Highest density in:
Australia

Towney Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Towney Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Australia1321:204,51319,950
United States451:8,054,643356,745
England21:27,859,030389,889
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England191:1,282,91446,315
Wales51:313,68310,604
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1021:492,34034,768

Towney (28) may also be a first name.

Towney Last Name Facts

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

The surname Towney is more frequently found in Australia than any other country or territory. It can also be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Towney? popularity and diffusion

The surname Towney is the 1,267,784th most commonly used last name at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 40,262,685 people. The surname Towney occurs predominantly in Oceania, where 73 percent of Towney live; 73 percent live in Australasia and 73 percent live in Australia and New Zealand. Towney is also the 1,994,417th most commonly occurring first name throughout the world It is held by 28 people.

It is most frequently used in Australia, where it is carried by 132 people, or 1 in 204,513. In Australia Towney is mostly found in: New South Wales, where 87 percent live, Queensland, where 11 percent live and South Australia, where 1 percent live. Besides Australia it is found in 4 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 25 percent live and England, where 1 percent live.

Towney Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Towney has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Towney surname decreased 56 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it decreased 89 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Towney Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the last name is principally Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Towney surname are 19.5% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 72.73% being registered with the party.

Towney earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 21.61% less than the national average, earning $33,825 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Thowney9241/
Towniey921/
Towne919,357/
Towny911/
Tawney832,105/
Townie8315/
Tewney832/
Townoy831/
Towned831/
Townys831/
Townne830/
Thawney774/
Taawney771/
Dtownes771/
Tawneya771/
Tawnney771/
Thowned771/
Tobne7340/
Tawny739/
Towni737/
Towna735/
Tawne735/
Tovny731/
Tewne731/
Tewny730/
Townhead714/
Tawnie678/
Tawnyi673/
Tawnay673/
Townoi672/
Thawny672/
Thawne672/
Tawnoy671/
Tawnny671/
Tovner671/
Tawnoe671/
Thobne671/
Tawnei671/
Townis671/
Tuwnes671/
Tawnee671/
Tabney671/
Tovnie670/

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Towney
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