Towrie Surname

3,602,217th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 30 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Scotland
Highest density in:
Scotland

Towrie Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Towrie Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland231:232,77511,829
Canada51:7,369,118289,406
England21:27,859,030389,889
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland41:935,80421,348

Towrie Last Name Facts

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

The surname Towrie is carried by more people in Scotland than any other country or territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Towrie? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 3,602,217th most commonly occurring family name on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 242,918,197 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 83 percent of Towrie live; 83 percent live in Northern Europe and 83 percent live in British Isles.

The surname Towrie is most commonly held in Scotland, where it is borne by 23 people, or 1 in 232,775. In Scotland it is mostly found in: Orkney, where 100 percent are found. Excluding Scotland it is found in 2 countries. It is also common in Canada, where 17 percent are found and England, where 7 percent are found.

Towrie Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Towrie has changed through the years. In Scotland the number of people bearing the Towrie last name expanded 575 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Towries926/
Towri912/
Towre911/
Towriess8631/
Thowri8315/
Towres837/
Towrey837/
Thowre833/
Towrej831/
Touwre831/
Towriz831/
Tuwrie830/
Towriss77251/
Thowrit77105/
Towrish772/
Towrres771/
Thowrer771/
Towrich771/
Towry731,027/
Tobri73306/
Tawre73287/
Tobre73100/
Tawri7370/
Tewri7318/
Tewre738/
Tovre730/
Thawraie711/
Toubre67544/
Tovrea67282/
Thawre67143/
Tohvri6762/
Tawreh6742/
Tawrej6731/
Thawri6729/
Toubri6721/
Tohvre6715/
Tobrey679/
Thovre677/
Tewrye676/
Tabrie676/
Tewrai674/
Tobree674/
Tovrai674/
Tobrej673/
Tewhri673/
Tawree672/
Tewrej672/
Tawrit672/
Tobhri671/
Tovres671/
Tawhre671/
Tawrae671/
Tewrey671/
Thewre671/
Tuobri671/
Tahwri671/
Tawrgi671/
Tobrea670/

Search for Another Surname

The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data

By signing up to the mailing list you will only receive emails specifically about name reference on Forebears and your information will not be distributed to 3rd parties.

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 Towrie
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis