How common is the surname Towner?

3,813 people in the United States had the surname Towner in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 80,972 Americans. It ranked 8,626th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Towner?

Ralph Towner, American musician (1940–2026), followed by John Williams.

Where is the surname Towner most common?

Wikidata records people named Towner in the United States.

Is the surname Towner getting more or less common?

More common. 3,692 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 3,813 in 2010, up 3.3%.

The surname Towner

A surname, carried by 3,813 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex T560

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Towner is more common than 94.7% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 3,813 people named Towner in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 80,972 Americans. That is up 3.3% since 2000, when the Census counted 3,692.

#8,626

rank among US surnames

3,813

people in 2010

1.3

per 100,000 Americans

+3.3%

change since 2000 (was #8,255)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#8,617	Marrone	3,818	80,866
#8,622	Hänsel	3,815	80,929
#8,623	Teller	3,814	80,951
#8,626	Towner	3,813	80,972
#8,629	Zalewski	3,812	80,993
#8,631	Krishnan	3,810	81,036
#8,634	Rankins	3,809	81,057

Who is named Towner

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

72% of people named Towner identified as white (not Hispanic), 20% as Black (not Hispanic) and 3.0% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 72%
Black (not Hispanic) 20%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 3.0%
Two or more races 2.3%
American Indian and Alaska Native 1.1%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.9%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Towners

2 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Ralph Towner
American musician (1940–2026)
John Williams
American composer and conductor (born 1932)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Towner

Towner has the Soundex code T560, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code T560.

Questions

How common is the surname Towner?: 3,813 people in the United States had the surname Towner in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 80,972 Americans. It ranked 8,626th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Towner?: In the 2010 Census, 72% of people named Towner identified as white (not Hispanic), and 20% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Towner?: Ralph Towner, American musician (1940–2026), followed by John Williams.
Where is the surname Towner most common?: Wikidata records people named Towner in the United States.
Is the surname Towner getting more or less common?: More common. 3,692 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 3,813 in 2010, up 3.3%.