Towsey Surname

541,435th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 593 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Towsey Surname Definition:

1. By crasis, from St. Osyth. Camden's Remains. So St. Olave became Tolye or Tooley (as Tooley Street in Southwark), St. Ebbe, Tabbe, &c. 2. Perhaps the old French surname Toucey.

Towsey Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England3021:184,49716,523
United States1661:2,183,488137,532
Australia441:613,53943,545
Scotland271:198,29010,618
Israel241:356,56829,419
Canada111:3,349,599180,238
South Africa111:4,925,246143,631
New Zealand31:1,509,44147,971
Wales21:1,547,26639,871
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England921:264,95018,810
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States301:1,673,95687,330

Towsey Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

1. By crasis, from St. Osyth. Camden's Remains. So St. Olave became Tolye or Tooley (as Tooley Street in Southwark), St. Ebbe, Tabbe, &c. 2. Perhaps the old French surname Toucey.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

From the French, Toussaint, Tousseyn; a personal name.

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

Towsey Last Name Facts

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

Towsey is more commonly found in England than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Towsey? popularity and diffusion

The last name Towsey is the 541,435th most frequently occurring surname in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 12,289,285 people. The surname Towsey is mostly found in Europe, where 56 percent of Towsey live; 56 percent live in Northern Europe and 56 percent live in British Isles.

This last name is most common in England, where it is held by 302 people, or 1 in 184,497. In England it is primarily concentrated in: Greater London, where 18 percent reside, Nottinghamshire, where 12 percent reside and Kent, where 11 percent reside. Without taking into account England this last name exists in 11 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 28 percent reside and Australia, where 7 percent reside.

Towsey Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Towsey has changed over time. In England the share of the population with the surname grew 328 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it grew 553 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Towsey Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Towsey surname are 38.94% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 85.71% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Towsey earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 12.3% less than the national average, earning R 208,404 per year; in United States they earn 0.49% less than the national average, earning $42,936 USD per year and in Canada they earn 42.24% more than the national average, earning $70,671 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Towse911,656/
Towsy912/
Towzey8327/
Tawsey833/
Towsee832/
Towsed832/
Tobsey831/
Thowse830/
Thewsey7754/
Thowsea771/
Towsiya771/
Towshea771/
Tawse73824/
Towsi735/
Tobsy732/
Tovse732/
Towge731/
Towsa731/
Tofse731/
Towsit6783/
Tobgey6723/
Towsih6711/
Towzer677/
Tawser672/
Tabsey671/
Tawshe671/
Thawsy671/
Thawse671/
Towger671/
Towshi671/
Tawjey671/
Tufsey670/

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