Explore the Family Name Townsel

The meaning of Townsel

English: variant of Townsell. In the US, it is found mainly among African Americans. Some characteristic forenames: French Andre, Celestine, Sylviane.

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How common is the last name Townsel in the United States?

According to the Decennial U.S. Census data, the popularity of the surname Townsel saw a minor increase between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, Townsel was ranked as the 19,376th most popular surname in the country with a total count of 1,293 individuals bearing this name. This equated to approximately 0.48 per 100,000 people. By 2010, the rank of the surname slightly increased to 19,223 and the count rose by 9.2% to 1,412 individuals. Despite this growth in absolute numbers, the proportion of people named Townsel remained constant at around 0.48 per 100,000 individuals.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#19,376	#19,223	0.79%
Count	1,293	1,412	9.2%
Proportion per 100k	0.48	0.48	0%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Townsel

In terms of ethnicity, the Decennial U.S. Census data reveals that the majority of the individuals with the surname Townsel identified as Black, making up 76.80% in 2000 and slightly increasing to 77.34% in 2010. The second largest ethnic identity group was White, accounting for 19.18% in 2000 and decreasing to 17.07% in 2010. Individuals identifying as two or more races made up 2.86% in 2000, which grew to 3.33% by 2010. The Hispanic representation also saw a significant increase from 0.85% to 1.20%. Meanwhile, the Asian/Pacific Islander and American Indian and Alaskan Native categories showed negligible counts in 2000 but appeared on the chart in 2010, with 0.64% and 0.42% respectively.

	2000	2010	Change
Black	76.8%	77.34%	0.7%
White	19.18%	17.07%	-11%
Two or More Races	2.86%	3.33%	16.43%
Hispanic	0.85%	1.2%	41.18%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0.64%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0.42%	0%