Towers Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

Discover how your Towers ancestors earned their living and spread across the country. Find out more about your family history by using the Free Search box.

Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Buckinghamshire 14
Cambridgeshire 1
Cheshire 78
Cumberland 68
Derbyshire 5
Devon 5
Dorset 3
Durham 37
Essex 17
Gloucestershire 6
Hampshire 3
Herefordshire 3
Hertfordshire 13
Hunts and Rutland 2
Isle of Man 6
Kent 14
Lancashire 504
Leicestershire 155
Lincolnshire 66
London 139
Middlesex 1
Northumberland 10
Norfolk 23
Northamptonshire 51
Nottinghamshire 54
Shropshire 15
Suffolk 1
Somerset 6
Surrey 39
Staffordshire 29
Warwickshire 26
Westmorland 61
Worcestershire 1
Yorkshire 149
Anglesey 0
Bedfordshire 0
Brecknockshire 0
Berkshire 0
Carnarvonshire 0
Cardiganshire 0
Channel Islands 0
Carmarthenshire 0
Cornwall 0
Denbighshire 0
Flintshire 0
Glamorgan 0
Merionethshire 0
Montgomeryshire 0
Monmouthshire 0
Oxfordshire 0
Pembrokeshire 0
Radnorshire 0
Sussex 0
Wiltshire 0

Towers Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Towers family

Profession Census Frequency
Agricultural Labourer 86
Female Servant 53
Farmer 36
Independent 33
Male Servant 28
Labourer 23
Weaver 20
Shoe Maker 19
Cotton Weaver 11
Stocking Maker 11
Independant 10
Ag Lab 10
Smith 8
Tailor 6
Silk Weaver 6
Butcher 6
Hatter 6
Cotton Winder 6
Baker 5
Blacksmith 5
Apprentice 5
Servant 5
Woollen Hosier Maker 5
Gardener 4
Sawyer 4

Most Frequent Forenames for Towers

Name Census Frequency
William Towers 1,500
John Towers 1,452
Mary Towers 1,451
Thomas Towers 995
Elizabeth Towers 918
Sarah Towers 756
James Towers 721
George Towers 644
Ann Towers 507
Joseph Towers 462
Jane Towers 451
Henry Towers 399
Margaret Towers 382
Ellen Towers 348
Alice Towers 339
Robert Towers 325
Annie Towers 306
Hannah Towers 287
Richard Towers 247
Eliza Towers 231
Edward Towers 228
Charles Towers 226
Samuel Towers 205
Emma Towers 196
Alfred Towers 184

Search for the Towers family