# Towns (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/towns/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. Counts from the US Census Bureau; origin and etymology from Wiktionary; bearers from Wikidata. Data updated 2026-11-11.

A surname.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | not recorded |
| Type | not recorded |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 7,760 |
| US rank (2010) | 4,569 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 39,787 people |
| Change since 2000 | +6.6% (7,278 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Who carries it

Share of people named Towns in the 2010 US Census by the Census's own race and ethnicity groups. The Census suppresses a share when the count behind it is small.

| Group | Share |
|---|---|
| White (not Hispanic) | 40% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 54% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 3.0% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 0.3% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.3% |
| Two or more races | 2.4% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Towns in the United States and the United Kingdom.

## People named Towns

- Forrest Towns, American hurdler (1914–1991)
- Edolphus Towns, American politician
- William Towns, British car designer
- George W. Towns, American politician (1801-1854)

## Similar surnames

Townes, Tong, Toms, Thomas, Tang, Tinoco, Tanaka, Tamez, Tomas, Thames, Tung, Timms.

## How to read these numbers

A Census count is people alive and counted in 2010, not births, and names occurring fewer than 100 times are not published at all. Ethnicity shares are the Census's own categories.