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    The surname Towey

    An Irish patronymic surname, carried by 704 people in the United States.

    2 syllables Soundex T000

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    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Towey is more common than 79.9% of them.

    Origin

    Irish origin

    Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó Toghdha (“descendant of Toghdha”), a byname from toghadh (“choice, selection”).

    Towey is a patronymic surname: formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.

    One of 880 Irish surnames on this site.

    Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 704 people named Towey in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 438,559 Americans. That is down 7.9% since 2000, when the Census counted 764.

    #32,632
    rank among US surnames
    704
    people in 2010
    0.2
    per 100,000 Americans
    -7.9%
    change since 2000 (was #29,210)

    Who is named Towey

    Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

    93% of people named Towey identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.7% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 2.6% as two or more races.

    • White (not Hispanic) 93%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.7%
    • Two or more races 2.6%
    • Black (not Hispanic) 1.1%
    The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Asian & Pacific Islander, Native American are not shown.

    Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

    Spellings and sound-alikes

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    Surnames that sound like Towey

    Towey has the Soundex code T000, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code T000.

    Other Irish surnames

    All 880 Irish surnames

    Questions

    Where does the surname Towey come from?
    Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó Toghdha (“descendant of Toghdha”), a byname from toghadh (“choice, selection”).
    How common is the surname Towey?
    704 people in the United States had the surname Towey in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 438,559 Americans. It ranked 32,632nd of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Towey?
    In the 2010 Census, 93% of people named Towey identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.7% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
    What type of surname is Towey?
    Towey is a patronymic surname, formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.
    Is the surname Towey getting more or less common?
    Less common. 764 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 704 in 2010, down 7.9%.