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“Transferred use of the surname Townes — as in songwriter Townes Van Zandt” — English (surname) origin
Boy's name · #1321 in the US (2025) · Trending
Townes is climbing: on the charts since 2002, it reached #1321 in 2025 — its strongest showing yet, with about 150 boys given the name last year. Roughly 1,400 have carried it all-time. It is also an American family name — about 5,100 people carry it as a surname, according to US census data.
Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 10 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.
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