Towner Family History
Towner Name Meaning
topographic name for one who lived in a
township or village, Middle English toun, + -er, a
characteristic topographic ending of Sussex surnames.occupational
name for a toll taker or tax collector, from tolnere, an agent
derivative of Middle English toll ‘tax’, ‘payment’. Compare
Toller.
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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Historical Documents & Family Trees with Towner
Name Distribution of Towner Families
MAP:
United States
England & Wales
Scotland
Number of Towner families
 63 - 124  22 - 62 |
 1 - 21  |
from the 1920 US Federal Census Data
Number of Towner families
|
149 - 296 50 - 148 |
1 - 49 |
from the 1891 England and Wales Census Data
Number of Towner families
|
18 - 34 7 - 17 |
1 - 6 |
from the 1891 Scotland Census Data
Towner census records
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Towner Family Origin
Towner Immigration Information
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You can find out when most of the Towner families immigrated
to the United States.
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Immigration records can tell you an ancestor's name, ship name, port of departure,
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from the New York Passenger Lists
Average Life Expectancy for Towner
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An unusually short lifespan might indicate that your ancestors lived in harsh conditions.
A short lifespan might also indicate health problems that were once prevalent in
your family.
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from the Social Security Death Index (SSDI)
Towner Family Occupations
from 1880 Federal Census Data
Towner census records
Census records can offer a lot of little known facts about your Towner ancestors, such as occupation.
Occupation can tell you about your ancestors' social status and economic status.
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Towner Civil War Service Records
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