Tower Family History
Tower Name Meaning
topographic name for someone who lived near a tower, usually a defensive fortification or watchtower, from Middle English, Old French tur (Latin turris).occupational name for someone who dressed white leather, cured with alum rather than tanned with bark, from an agent derivative of Middle English taw(en) (Old English tawian ‘to prepare, make ready’).Americanized spelling of German Tauer.
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Name Distribution of Tower Families
MAP:
United States
England & Wales
Scotland
Number of Tower families
 99 - 195  34 - 98 |
 1 - 33  |
from the 1920 US Federal Census Data
Number of Tower families
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63 - 124 22 - 62 |
1 - 21 |
from the 1891 England and Wales Census Data
Number of Tower families
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7 - 11 3 - 6 |
1 - 2 |
from the 1891 Scotland Census Data
Tower census records
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Tower Family Origin
Tower Immigration Information
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Average Life Expectancy for Tower
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Tower Family Occupations
from 1880 Federal Census Data
Tower census records
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Tower Civil War Service Records
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