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    The surname Townson

    A patronymic surname, carried by 1,989 people in the United States.

    2 syllables Soundex T525

    Townson: #14,878 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer Townson #14,878, 1,989 people Townson: #14,878 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#100Jimenez Townson #14,878, 1,989 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Townson is more common than 90.8% of them.

    Origin

    Altered form by folk etymology of Thomas + -son.

    Townson is a patronymic surname: formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.

    Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 1,989 people named Townson in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 155,227 Americans. That is up 11% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,785.

    #14,878
    rank among US surnames
    1,989
    people in 2010
    0.7
    per 100,000 Americans
    +11.4%
    change since 2000 (was #15,154)
    RankSurnamePeople1 in
    #14,870Alvord1,991155,071
    #14,876Bajwa1,990155,149
    #14,878Townson1,989155,227
    #14,881Bate1,988155,305

    Who is named Townson

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

    75% of people named Townson identified as white (not Hispanic), 18% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.8% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

    • White (not Hispanic) 75%
    • Black (not Hispanic) 18%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.8%
    • Two or more races 1.7%
    • American Indian and Alaska Native 1.2%
    • Asian and Pacific Islander 0.7%

    Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

    Famous Townsons

    1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • Robert Townson
      British botanist (1762-1827)

    Spellings and sound-alikes

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    Variant spellings

    Surnames that sound like Townson

    Townson has the Soundex code T525, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code T525.

    Questions

    Where does the surname Townson come from?
    Altered form by folk etymology of Thomas + -son.
    How common is the surname Townson?
    1,989 people in the United States had the surname Townson in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 155,227 Americans. It ranked 14,878th of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Townson?
    In the 2010 Census, 75% of people named Townson identified as white (not Hispanic), and 18% as Black (not Hispanic).
    Who is the most famous person named Townson?
    Robert Townson, British botanist (1762-1827).
    Where is the surname Townson most common?
    Wikidata records people named Townson in the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland.
    What type of surname is Townson?
    Townson is a patronymic surname, formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.
    Is the surname Townson getting more or less common?
    More common. 1,785 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,989 in 2010, up 11%.
    What are other spellings of Townson?
    Towson.