Townly Surname

2,808,717th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 48 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Townly Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Townley,' an ancient manor in Habergham Eaves, Burnley, Lancashire The place gave rise to a family of distinction in very early times. Richard de Townley was sheriff of Lancashire, 1376-1379.

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Townly Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England371:1,505,89364,828
United States101:36,245,893832,629
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland21:2,214,93333,683
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England671:363,81122,769
Wales11:1,568,41619,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1501:334,79125,907

Townly Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Townley,' an ancient manor in Habergham Eaves, Burnley, Lancashire The place gave rise to a family of distinction in very early times. Richard de Townley was sheriff of Lancashire, 1376-1379. The surname is now scattered over the county, either through younger branches of the representative family or humbler stocks. Townley is simply a reversal of the syllables in Layton, or Leyton, or Leighton. Townley emphasizes the relation of the meadow to the farm, the others the relation of the farm to the meadow. Townley means the farm - meadow, the others the meadow-farm. v. Town and Ley.

Cecilia de Tonley, 1330: v. Baines' History Lancashire.

Johannes de Townlay, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.

1588. Bernard Townley, Lancashire: Register of the University of Oxford.

1618. Zouch Townley, Lancashire: ibid.

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

TOWNELEY: An estate in Lancashire, which belonged to this ancient and distinguished family, whose pedigree is said to be traced to the time of King Alfred, and to Spartlingus, first Dean of Whalley, who flourished about the year 896. The line of this personage terminated with an heiress, Cecilia of Towneley, in the XIV. century, who married John del Legh, and conveyed the estate to his family. He died in or about 1330, and his great-grandson resumed the ancient surname of Towneley. John del Legh was a cadet of the great Cheshire family of that name. B.L.G. Towneley Hall is still the seat of this race, who may well challenge comparison in point of venerable antiquity with any family in England.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Townly Last Name Facts

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

The last name Townly is most common in England. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Townly click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Townly? popularity and diffusion

The surname Townly is the 2,808,717th most frequently used surname worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 151,823,873 people. This surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 77 percent of Townly are found; 77 percent are found in Northern Europe and 77 percent are found in British Isles.

The last name Townly is most frequently used in England, where it is carried by 37 people, or 1 in 1,505,893. In England Townly is most frequent in: Berkshire, where 38 percent are found, Hampshire, where 24 percent are found and Norfolk, where 24 percent are found. Apart from England it is found in 2 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 21 percent are found and The Philippines, where 2 percent are found.

Townly Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Townly has changed through the years. In England the number of people who held the Townly last name decreased 45 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it decreased 93 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Townly Last Name Statistics demography

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

In The United States those holding the Townly last name are 3.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 50% registered with the political party.

Townly earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 11.41% less than the national average, earning $38,225 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Townley9210,226/
Townlay922/
Towenly921/
Townleys861/
Townlley861/
Townle836/
Tovnley771/
Townlee770/
Tawnley770/
Townleyová751/
Toubenli575/
Tawnelle571/

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