How Many People Have the Last Name Townes?
people had the surname Townes in the 2010 US Census
About 1 in 58,140 people in the Census had this surname
Source: Census Bureau surname list
Surname Rank
Tied with 1 other
Per 100,000 People
In 2010
Largest Group
Black
Change Since 2000
+434 people
👥 Race and Hispanic Origin
Most people with the surname Townes (67.1%) are non-Hispanic Black. The next largest group, 26%, are non-Hispanic White. Among surnames where most people are non-Hispanic Black, Townes ranks #163. The mix barely changed from 2000: no group's share moved by 2 points or more.
📈 Change Since 2000
Townes grew from 4,633 people in 2000 to 5,067 in 2010 (up 9.4%), and its rank rose from #6,717 to #6,669.
| 2000 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| People | 4,633 | 5,067 |
| Rank | #6,717 | #6,669 |
| Per 100,000 people | 1.72 | 1.72 |
🏆 Surnames Ranked Near Townes
🔊 Surnames That Sound Alike
Same Soundex code as Townes: T520
👤 Townes as a First Name
Townes is a first name too: about 1,501 people alive in the US today have it as a first name, an estimate from Social Security birth records.
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