Towns Surname

40,875th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 12,805 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Isle of Man

Towns 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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Towns Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States9,5951:37,7764,667
England1,0481:53,1666,505
Australia8601:31,3904,174
Canada6861:53,7116,409
Scotland2191:24,4472,695
New Zealand1321:34,3055,926
Mexico761:1,633,24016,970
Wales381:81,4356,830
Dominican Republic311:336,54611,471
Isle of Man291:2,959610
South Africa281:1,934,91888,980
Qatar121:196,50026,891
Germany91:8,945,051266,530
Thailand71:10,091,192512,203
Denmark61:940,78647,603
Brazil41:53,518,583632,670
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
Honduras21:4,408,2217,709
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Georgia21:1,872,77235,618
France21:33,211,361423,184
Azerbaijan21:4,824,56142,415
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Kosovo11:1,861,86914,990
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Marshall Islands11:51,8212,326
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England7531:32,3714,296
Scotland2271:16,4901,776
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2,3571:21,3062,682

Towns (56) may also be a first name.

Towns 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

Andrew Tovnis was burgess of Edinburgh, 1423 (Egidii, p. 45), and Robert Touneis or Tounnis was sheriff-clerk of Linlithgow in 1531 (Johnsoun). Sir Robert of Toynge, treasurer of the queen's household in 1329, is the most conspicuous of the name (Stodart, II, p. 122). Townis of that Ilk in Workman's ms. Nicol Townis, notary in Linlithgow, 1581, also appears as Thownis (Sc. Ant., XI, p. 131).

The Surnames of Scotland (1946) by George Fraser Black (1866-1948)

Town’s (Son): v. Town.

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

From the Flemish, Teuns; a personal name.

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

Towns Last Name Facts

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

The last name Towns is found in The United States more than any other country/territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Towns? popularity and diffusion

Towns is the 40,875th most common last name at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 569,117 people. The surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 68 percent of Towns are found; 68 percent are found in North America and 67 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Towns is also the 1,321,957th most numerous given name worldwide It is held by 56 people.

The surname is most prevalent in The United States, where it is carried by 9,595 people, or 1 in 37,776. In The United States it is mostly concentrated in: Georgia, where 13 percent are found, Texas, where 8 percent are found and California, where 6 percent are found. Beside The United States it exists in 31 countries. It is also found in England, where 8 percent are found and Australia, where 7 percent are found.

Towns Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Towns has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Towns last name grew 407 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 139 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it contracted 4 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it grew 200 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Towns Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Towns last name is chiefly Anglican (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Towns surname are 5.46% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 52.23% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Towns earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 105.18% more than the national average, earning R 487,596 per year; in United States they earn 9.14% less than the national average, earning $39,207 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.92% less than the national average, earning $47,238 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Towens9157/
Townse9110/
Towins913/
Townsh911/
Townsd910/
Townshp831/
Tawns8021/
Townz803/
Tuwns801/
Townschd771/
Tobins73505/
Tobens7328/
Teewns735/
Tobyns731/
Tewins730/
Teuwens6799/
Toobins671/
Tubens55332/
Tabens5515/
Tobinz554/
Tubins553/
Tabins551/
Tuybens50205/
Tuwenje501/
Thubens500/

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Towns Reference & Research

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