Townes History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Early Origins of the Townes family

The surname Townes was first found in Linlithgowshire (Gaelic: Lodainn an Iar), former county in south-central Scotland, now the Council Area West Lothian, where they held a family seat from very ancient times.

Early History of the Townes family

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Townes Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Towne, Town, Towns, Townes and others.

Early Notables of the Townes family

Notable amongst the family at this time was

Townes of Linlithgow

Townes Ranking

In the United States, the name Townes is the 4,482^nd most popular surname with an estimated 7,461 people with that name. 1

Townes migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Townes Settlers in United States in the 18th Century

Robert Townes, who landed in Virginia in 1703 2
Martha Townes, who arrived in Carolina in 1724 2

Townes Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

Thomas Townes, who arrived in Allegany (Allegheny) County, Pennsylvania in 1844 2

Townes migration to Australia +

Emigration to Australia followed the First Fleets of convicts, tradespeople and early settlers. Early immigrants include:

Townes Settlers in Australia in the 19th Century

John Townes, who arrived in Adelaide, Australia aboard the ship "Blundell" in 1851 3

Contemporary Notables of the name Townes (post 1700) +

Sandra Lynn Townes (1944-2018), American jurist, Senior Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York (2015-2018)
Marvin Townes (b. 1980), American AFL football running back
Linton Townes (b. 1959), American retired professional basketball player
Jeffrey Townes (b. 1965), American singer, more commonly known as DJ Jazzy Jeff
Carol Lynn Townes, American gospel singer
Harry Townes (1914-2001), American television and film actor
Charles H Townes (b. 1915), American physicist who was awarded the Nobel Prize in 1964 for inventing the maser (laser)
Justin Townes Earle (1982-2020), American singer-songwriter and musician, son of country artist Steve Earle
Jackie Townes McGee, American Democratic Party politician, Candidate in primary for Lieutenant Governor of Missouri, 2012 4
Townes Van Zandt (1944-1997), Texas-based folk singer/songwriter

Citations +

"What are the 5,000 Most Common Last Names in the U.S.?". NameCensus.com, https://namecensus.com/last-names/
Filby, P. William, Meyer, Mary K., Passenger and immigration lists index : a guide to published arrival records of about 500,000 passengers who came to the United States and Canada in the seventeenth, eighteenth, and nineteenth centuries. 1982-1985 Cumulated Supplements in Four Volumes Detroit, Mich. : Gale Research Co., 1985, Print (ISBN 0-8103-1795-8)
State Records of South Australia. (Retrieved 2010, November 5) BLUNDELL 1851. Retrieved http://www.slsa.sa.gov.au/BSA/1851Blundell.htm
The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2016, August 16) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html