Towster Surname

3,274,477th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 36 people bear this surname

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

Towster Surname Definition:

The fem. form of Tower= Tawer, q.v. [Old English fem. agential suff. -estre]

Towster Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States351:10,355,970420,657
Poland11:38,008,749231,653

Towster Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

The fem. form of Tower= Tawer, q.v. [Old English fem. agential suff. -estre]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Towster Last Name Facts

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

Towster is found most in The United States. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Towster? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 3,274,477th most frequently held family name on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 202,431,831 people. The surname is mostly found in The Americas, where 97 percent of Towster reside; 97 percent reside in North America and 97 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

It is most frequently held in The United States, where it is held by 35 people, or 1 in 10,355,970. In The United States Towster is mostly concentrated in: Kansas, where 34 percent are found, Texas, where 23 percent are found and Louisiana, where 14 percent are found. Not including The United States this surname is found in one country. It is also common in Poland, where 3 percent are found.

Towster Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Towster are 46.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 100% being registered to vote for the party.

Towster earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 19.93% more than the national average, earning $51,750 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tewster860/
Towsty7712/
Towstyi7116/
Tofsted7112/
Tovstedt6719/
Tovstiea677/
Tofstedt670/
Topfstedt6398/
Tovsta62463/
Tovstyi57527/
Tovstyy5742/
Tovstoi5711/
Tobstoy578/
Tovstoy573/
Tovstiy573/
Tovstaia5385/
Tovstaya5377/
Tovstuha5313/
Topfstädt5017/

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Towster
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