Towery
A surname most likely from the same word-family as “tower,” probably referring to someone who lived by or worked at a tower-like place.
The #9,562 most common surname in the United States (2010 Census) — about 1 in every 90,808 Americans shares it.
Etymology
Towery is generally understood as an English surname built on the word “tower,” with the final -y/-ey giving it the feel of a descriptive or place-based byname. In surname use, such forms often pointed to someone who lived near a tower, a prominent fortified structure, or a house identified by that landmark. Because the historical evidence here is thin, the exact pathway is not certain, but the name clearly belongs to the English tower-name family.
History
The supplied historical source mentions Towery only in passing and does not provide a full derivation, so its early history is not well documented in these excerpts. In modern records the name is most familiar in the United States, where it remains relatively uncommon. It may also overlap in spelling or development with related surnames built on Tower or Towar-like forms.
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Fun fact
Because the excerpt is only an incidental mention, this surname is one of those cases where the printed historical evidence is much slimmer than the name’s real-world usage.
From the historical record
“American Surnames. 41 Tramontane, Trifold, Towery, Tenible, Turbid, Tourish, Tubby, Tusky, Tufty, - Tt^rse (Terse). Undershot, Utter, Urban, Urgent. TTicarious, Wintrey, Watery, Woody, Weedy, - Wry^”
— A Grammar of American Surnames