How common is the surname Towles?

2,386 people in the United States had the surname Towles in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 129,399 Americans. It ranked 12,889th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Towles?

Amor Towles, American novelist, followed by Tom Towles.

Where is the surname Towles most common?

Wikidata records people named Towles in the United States.

Is the surname Towles getting more or less common?

More common. 2,271 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,386 in 2010, up 5.1%.

The surname Towles

A surname, carried by 2,386 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex T420

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Towles is more common than 92.1% of them.

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 2,386 people named Towles in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 129,399 Americans. That is up 5.1% since 2000, when the Census counted 2,271.

#12,889

rank among US surnames

2,386

people in 2010

0.8

per 100,000 Americans

+5.1%

change since 2000 (was #12,511)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#12,881	Dearth	2,389	129,236
#12,884	Capetillo	2,388	129,290
#12,886	Winfree	2,387	129,345
#12,889	Emrick	2,386	129,399
#12,894	Bross	2,385	129,453
#12,897	Dedrick	2,384	129,507

Who is named Towles

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

65% of people named Towles identified as white (not Hispanic), 29% as Black (not Hispanic) and 3.6% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 65%
Black (not Hispanic) 29%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 3.6%
Two or more races 2.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.6%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.5%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Towless

2 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Amor Towles
American novelist, born 1964
Tom Towles
American actor (1950-2015)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Towles

Toles

Towles has the Soundex code T420, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code T420.

Questions

How common is the surname Towles?: 2,386 people in the United States had the surname Towles in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 129,399 Americans. It ranked 12,889th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Towles?: In the 2010 Census, 65% of people named Towles identified as white (not Hispanic), and 29% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Towles?: Amor Towles, American novelist, followed by Tom Towles.
Where is the surname Towles most common?: Wikidata records people named Towles in the United States.
Is the surname Towles getting more or less common?: More common. 2,271 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,386 in 2010, up 5.1%.