How common is the surname Towne?

6,666 people in the United States had the surname Towne in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 46,316 Americans. It ranked 5,231st of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Towne?

In the 2010 Census, 92% of people named Towne identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.5% as American Indian and Alaska Native.

Who is the most famous person named Towne?

Robert Towne, American screenwriter, producer, director and actor (1934–2024), followed by Katharine Towne.

Where is the surname Towne most common?

Wikidata records people named Towne in the United States and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland.

Is the surname Towne getting more or less common?

More common. 6,581 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 6,666 in 2010, up 1.3%.

The surname Towne

A surname, carried by 6,666 people in the United States.

1 syllable Soundex T500

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Towne is more common than 96.8% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 6,666 people named Towne in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 46,316 Americans. That is up 1.3% since 2000, when the Census counted 6,581.

#5,231

rank among US surnames

6,666

people in 2010

2.3

per 100,000 Americans

+1.3%

change since 2000 (was #4,906)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#5,222	Vanpelt	6,685	46,185
#5,223	Byars	6,683	46,199
#5,224	Dacosta	6,679	46,226
#5,227	Darr	6,677	46,240
#5,228	Dombrowski	6,676	46,247
#5,229	Marchese	6,670	46,289
#5,230	Lashley	6,669	46,296

Who is named Towne

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

92% of people named Towne identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.5% as American Indian and Alaska Native and 2.0% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 92%
American Indian and Alaska Native 2.5%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.0%
Two or more races 1.6%
Black (not Hispanic) 1.5%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.9%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Townes

4 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Robert Towne
American screenwriter, producer, director and actor (1934–2024)
Katharine Towne
American actress (1978-)
Charles A. Towne
American politician, New York (1858–1928)
Francis Towne
British artist (1739-1816)

Notable Townes come mostly from the United States (3) and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland (1).

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Towne

Towne has the Soundex code T500, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code T500.

Questions

How common is the surname Towne?: 6,666 people in the United States had the surname Towne in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 46,316 Americans. It ranked 5,231st of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Towne?: In the 2010 Census, 92% of people named Towne identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.5% as American Indian and Alaska Native.
Who is the most famous person named Towne?: Robert Towne, American screenwriter, producer, director and actor (1934–2024), followed by Katharine Towne.
Where is the surname Towne most common?: Wikidata records people named Towne in the United States and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland.
Is the surname Towne getting more or less common?: More common. 6,581 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 6,666 in 2010, up 1.3%.