Towsley Surname

340,354th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,080 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Canada

Towsley Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Towsley Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States8841:410,02135,697
Canada1891:194,95019,131
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
England21:27,859,030389,889
France11:66,422,722504,397
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England71:3,482,19689,582
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3501:143,48213,461

Towsley Last Name Facts

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

The surname Towsley is held by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It may be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Towsley click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Towsley? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 340,354th most commonly occurring last name in the world, borne by around 1 in 6,747,728 people. It is predominantly found in The Americas, where 96 percent of Towsley live; 96 percent live in North America and 96 percent live in Anglo-North America.

Towsley is most commonly used in The United States, where it is carried by 884 people, or 1 in 410,021. In The United States Towsley is most numerous in: New York, where 16 percent are found, Florida, where 11 percent are found and Michigan, where 7 percent are found. Apart from The United States Towsley is found in 6 countries. It is also found in Canada, where 18 percent are found and Denmark, where 0 percent are found.

Towsley Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Towsley has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Towsley surname grew 253 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it fell 71 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Towsley Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the last name is principally Anglican (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Towsley surname are 15.16% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 61.93% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Towsley earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 6.77% less than the national average, earning $40,226 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.43% more than the national average, earning $50,891 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Towsly921/
Towslee86216/
Tewsley86115/
Tofsley863/
Tawsley860/
Towsler860/
Towslie860/
Towslle860/
Towsllee800/
Thowslee800/
Tofsly779/
Tofslie7119/
Tabsley710/
Tawxley710/
Tovslid5776/
Tabshly571/

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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
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  • 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 Towsley
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