Last Name TOWERS

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Meaning Peels, and Castles, were places of defense. Tower is derived from 'tor,' Gaelic and Saxon, French 'tour,' Welsh, 'twr,' a heap or pile, applied to conical hills, and to round buildings erected for strength or security.
Origin Native American

Rank 7,242 (2000 US census) 7,711 (1990 US census)
Count 4,248 (2000 US census)

Race / ethnic distribution

The 2000 US Census claims that
  • 81.12%, or 3446 total occurrences, of those with this family name identified themselves as being white,
  • 12.26%, or 521 total occurrences, as black,
  • 0.38%, or 16 total occurrences, as Asian and Pacific Islander,
  • 0.28%, or 12 total occurrences, as American Indian and Native Alaskan,
  • 1.22%, or 52 total occurrences, as two or more races, and
  • 4.73%, or 201 total occurrences, as Hispanic ethnic origin.


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