Tows Surname

1,465,390th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 145 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Brazil
Highest density in:
Paraguay

Tows Surname Definition:

“Ricardo de Tous” witnesses the charter of the Lady Aaliza (Count Gilbert’s mother) to Thorney Abbey. (Mon. Angli.) The name, as Tose, or Le Tous, is several times found in the Norman Exchequer Rolls of 1180-95. They were probably seated in the Midland Counties, as Richard de Tus (was this the same Richard?) was High Sheriff of Oxon and Berks 7 and 10 John.

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Tows Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Brazil651:3,293,45194,173
Paraguay361:201,0213,750
Canada241:1,535,233104,339
Germany81:10,063,182283,807
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
Kazakhstan21:8,841,248174,813
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
England11:55,718,059489,080
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784

The alternate forms: Töws (1,378) are calculated separately.

Tows Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

“Ricardo de Tous” witnesses the charter of the Lady Aaliza (Count Gilbert’s mother) to Thorney Abbey. (Mon. Angli.) The name, as Tose, or Le Tous, is several times found in the Norman Exchequer Rolls of 1180-95. They were probably seated in the Midland Counties, as Richard de Tus (was this the same Richard?) was High Sheriff of Oxon and Berks 7 and 10 John. Either this, or a very similar name, is found in Essex. “The manor of Tewes,” says Morant, “is named from an owner. For Thomas de Tewes hath his name and arms in the east window of the north isle of the Church. The Arms are Azure, a fesse charged with three plates, between two chevronels, Argent. And, under them, this old French inscription, 'Ore p’ le Almes Thomas de Tewes et Elizabeth lour femme.’”He held of the Honour of Clare; as did another of the family, Roger Tewe, probably his descendant, who died in 1483. He was Lord of Tendring in the same county: and “Joane wife of John Rokker, daughter of his son William Tewe, was his next heir.” - Ibid.

Several of the name are entered in the Rotuli Hundredorum, temp. Ed. I.; where we find Robert and John Thus, of Wiltshire; Walter Tuse of Suffolk; and Thomas and Laurence Tuse of Lincolnshire.

The Battle Abbey Roll (1889) by Catherine Lucy Wilhelmina Powlett

Tows Last Name Facts

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

The surname Tows is more frequently found in Brazil than any other country/territory. It can be found in the variant forms: Töws. Click here for other potential spellings of Tows.

How Common Is The Last Name Tows? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,465,390th most widely held last name globally. It is borne by around 1 in 50,258,937 people. The last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 90 percent of Tows are found; 70 percent are found in South America and 45 percent are found in Luso-South America.

The last name Tows is most commonly used in Brazil, where it is borne by 65 people, or 1 in 3,293,451. In Brazil it is most prevalent in: Paraná, where 92 percent reside, Minas Gerais, where 3 percent reside and Mato Grosso, where 2 percent reside. Without taking into account Brazil this last name occurs in 9 countries. It also occurs in Paraguay, where 25 percent reside and Canada, where 17 percent reside.

Tows Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Tows earn in different countries varies greatly. In United States they earn 90.44% less than the national average, earning $4,125 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.18% more than the national average, earning $51,759 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Töws921,378/
Toews898,660/
Towse891,656/
Thows893/
Tovws893/
Towsc891/
Touws891/
Tgows891/
Thoews808/
Thowse800/
Thoiws800/
Tews756,803/
Taws75407/
Tobs7520/
Tovs758/
Tofs751/
Thews67934/
Tawse67824/
Toevs67344/
Tovås6765/
Tohbs6717/
Thaws6713/
Towch6712/
Teuws677/
Tovst677/
Taews675/
Tawsh672/
Toobs672/
Tovse672/
Thöws671/
Toffs671/
Toovs671/
Tofse671/
Tohvs671/
Toufs670/
Topfs670/

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