How common is the surname Townes?

5,067 people in the United States had the surname Townes in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 60,933 Americans. It ranked 6,669th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Townes?

Charles Hard Townes, 20th-century American physicist, followed by Harry Townes.

Where is the surname Townes most common?

Wikidata records people named Townes in the United States.

Is the surname Townes getting more or less common?

More common. 4,633 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 5,067 in 2010, up 9.4%.

The surname Townes

A surname, carried by 5,067 people in the United States.

1 syllable Soundex T520

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Townes is more common than 95.9% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 5,067 people named Townes in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 60,933 Americans. That is up 9.4% since 2000, when the Census counted 4,633.

#6,669

rank among US surnames

5,067

people in 2010

1.7

per 100,000 Americans

+9.4%

change since 2000 (was #6,717)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#6,662	Dore	5,075	60,837
#6,663	Vanbuskirk	5,073	60,861
#6,664	Maloy	5,068	60,921
#6,669	Townes	5,067	60,933
#6,671	Yen	5,066	60,945
#6,672	Toner	5,065	60,957

Who is named Townes

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

67% of people named Townes identified as Black (not Hispanic), 26% as white (not Hispanic) and 3.0% as two or more races.

Black (not Hispanic) 67%
White (not Hispanic) 26%
Two or more races 3.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.9%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.6%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.4%

Compare: most common surnames among Black Americans.

Famous Towness

4 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Charles Hard Townes
20th-century American physicist, 1915–2015
Harry Townes
American actor (1914-2001)
Linton Townes
American basketball player (born 1959)
DJ Jazzy Jeff
American DJ and music producer (born 1965)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Townes

Townes has the Soundex code T520, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code T520.

Questions

How common is the surname Townes?: 5,067 people in the United States had the surname Townes in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 60,933 Americans. It ranked 6,669th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Townes?: In the 2010 Census, 67% of people named Townes identified as Black (not Hispanic), and 26% as white (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Townes?: Charles Hard Townes, 20th-century American physicist, followed by Harry Townes.
Where is the surname Townes most common?: Wikidata records people named Townes in the United States.
Is the surname Townes getting more or less common?: More common. 4,633 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 5,067 in 2010, up 9.4%.