Townsell Surname

354,583rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,026 people bear this surname

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

Townsell Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Townsell Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,0251:353,61831,642
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland61:738,31121,113
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England101:2,437,53768,340
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States521:965,74457,486

Townsell (11) may also be a first name.

Townsell Last Name Facts

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

The surname Townsell is more commonly found in The United States than any other country or territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Townsell.

How Common Is The Last Name Townsell? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 354,583rd most numerous last name throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 7,102,871 people. Townsell is mostly found in The Americas, where 81 percent of Townsell are found; 81 percent are found in North America and 81 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Townsell is also the 3,487,849th most frequently occurring forename world-wide, borne by 11 people.

This surname is most widely held in The United States, where it is borne by 1,025 people, or 1 in 353,618. In The United States it is most frequent in: Illinois, where 9 percent reside, Ohio, where 7 percent reside and Texas, where 7 percent reside. Outside of The United States it occurs in one country. It is also common in Canada, where 0 percent reside.

Townsell Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Townsell has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Townsell last name grew 1,971 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Townsell Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Townsell last name is predominantly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Townsell last name are 5.79% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 59.02% registered with the party.

Townsell earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 16.08% less than the national average, earning $36,211 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Townshell942/
Towensell941/
Townsel931,563/
Tawnsell883/
Towncell882/
Townzell882/
Townsill881/
Townseld880/
Townsl861/
Townshill821/
Townzel8017/
Towncel801/
Tubenzel501/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Townsell
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