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    The surname Towson

    A surname, carried by 534 people in the United States.

    Pronounced /ˈtaʊsən/ 2 syllables Soundex T250

    Towson: #40,856 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer#10,001Dubon Towson #40,856, 534 people Towson: #40,856 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#100Jimenez Towson #40,856, 534 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Towson is more common than 74.8% of them.

    Origin

    Probably an old form of Townson. The place in Maryland is presumably named after early settlers William and Thomas Towson.

    Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 534 people named Towson in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 578,175 Americans. That is up 0.6% since 2000, when the Census counted 531.

    #40,856
    rank among US surnames
    534
    people in 2010
    0.2
    per 100,000 Americans
    +0.6%
    change since 2000 (was #39,052)

    Who is named Towson

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

    71% of people named Towson identified as white (not Hispanic), 23% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.6% as two or more races.

    • White (not Hispanic) 71%
    • Black (not Hispanic) 23%
    • Two or more races 2.6%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.3%
    The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Asian & Pacific Islander, Native American are not shown.

    Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

    Spellings and sound-alikes

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    Surnames that sound like Towson

    Towson has the Soundex code T250, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code T250.

    Questions

    Where does the surname Towson come from?
    Probably an old form of Townson. The place in Maryland is presumably named after early settlers William and Thomas Towson.
    How common is the surname Towson?
    534 people in the United States had the surname Towson in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 578,175 Americans. It ranked 40,856th of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Towson?
    In the 2010 Census, 71% of people named Towson identified as white (not Hispanic), and 23% as Black (not Hispanic).
    How do you pronounce Towson?
    Towson is /ˈtaʊsən/, 2 syllables.
    Is the surname Towson getting more or less common?
    More common. 531 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 534 in 2010, up 0.6%.