Towey Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

England

Bedfordshire 0
Buckinghamshire 1
Berkshire 0
Cambridgeshire 0
Channel Islands 5
Cheshire 8
Cornwall 0
Cumberland 0
Derbyshire 0
Devon 0
Dorset 0
Durham 0
Essex 0
Gloucestershire 0
Hampshire 0
Herefordshire 0
Hertfordshire 1
Huntingdonshire 0
Isle of Man 0
Kent 0
Lancashire 1
Leicestershire 1
Lincolnshire 0
London 4
Middlesex 0
Northumberland 0
Norfolk 0
Northamptonshire 0
Nottinghamshire 0
Oxfordshire 0
Rutland 0
Shropshire 0
Suffolk 0
Somerset 0
Surrey 0
Sussex 0
Staffordshire 0
Warwickshire 1
Westmorland 0
Wiltshire 0
Worcestershire 4
Yorkshire 8

Wales

Anglesey 0
Brecknockshire 0
Cardiganshire 0
Carnarvonshire 0
Carmarthenshire 0
Denbighshire 0
Flintshire 0
Glamorgan 0
Merionethshire 0
Montgomeryshire 0
Monmouthshire 0
Pembrokeshire 0
Radnorshire 0

Towey Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Towey family

Profession Census Frequency
Labourer 3
Female Servant 2
Male Servant 2
Bonnet Sewer 1
Pupil 1
Independent 1
Private 6th Dragsors 1
Shoe Maker 1
Agricultural Labourer 1
Comber 1
Worsted Reeler 1

Most Frequent Forenames for Towey

Name Census Frequency
John Towey 111
Mary Towey 89
Thomas Towey 69
James Towey 61
Catherine Towey 50
Michael Towey 50
Patrick Towey 38
Andrew Towey 30
Martin Towey 30
Ellen Towey 25
Margaret Towey 25
Bridget Towey 23
William Towey 21
Annie Towey 17
Ann Towey 15
Elizabeth Towey 13
Maria Towey 13
Sarah Towey 13
Edward Towey 12
Jane Towey 10
Joseph Towey 8
Martha Towey 8
Winifred Towey 8
Henry Towey 7
Kate Towey 7

Towey Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Otway 40% 2,254
2 Oatway 33% 1,715
3 Towey 100% 990

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The surname Towey is the 3rd most popular variant of Otway.

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