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There are approximately 276 people named Towne in the UK. That makes it the 13,429th most common surname overall. Out of every million people in the UK, approximately 4 are named Towne.

Region of origin

British Isles

Country of origin

England

Language of origin

English

Religion of origin

Christian

Classification

English
Location or Geographical Feature

Related and similar surnames

Toone
Toon
Tune
Towner
Townes
Towns
Town
Ton
Toun
Tonn
Teune
Touney
Ten
Tenn
Pton
Ptons
Ptowner
Toene
Tewne
Toune
Toenne
Toehne
Tougne
Tewn
Toohn
Toones
Tounes
Toenes
Toonn
Teewn
Tounei
Tounee
Toenei
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The Towne surname in historical dictionaries

Patronymica Britannica (1860)

TOAVN. TOWNE. A-Sax. tun, an enclosure, homestead. At-Town would becoine Towner. In Cornwall a farm-yard is still called a "town-place." Your ancient Tonmer was not, therefore, what his name sounds to modern ears, but a thorough rustic.

Lower, Mark A (1860) Patronymica Britannica: a dictionary of the family names of the United Kingdom. London: J.R. Smith. Public Domain.

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