The towey Surname
towey Name Meaning and History
- variant of Toohey.
- (Mayo) reduced form of O’Towey, an Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó Toghdha ‘descendant of Toghdha’, from toghdha ‘chosen’.
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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Threads: 42 - Messages: 188
| Thread | Author | Replies |
| Towey Family Ballaghderreen/Dernacartha Roscommon |
 ellierathbone
| 5 |
| TOWEY |
patdunn73
| 0 |
| John Towey m. Winifred Duffy, IRE | Twohey | 6 |
| A , TOWEY IN LIVERPOOL ENGLAND LOOKING FOR FAMILY | RAY TOWEY | 12 |
| Towey-Mayo |
vmahon
| 36 |
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mpaloutz
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| Towey's in Warrington England |
bboster_1
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| John Towey or Toohey | James C. Rohletter | 30 |
| TOWEY FAMILY FROM LIVERPOOL ENGLAND |
Michael_Towey
| 4 |
| TOWEY |
JMann6009
| 0 |
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