About Towson
The surname Towson is of English origin and is derived from the Old English personal name "Tofa" or "Towa," which was a short form of various compound names beginning with "Tof" or "Tow." The suffix "-son" indicates "son of," making Towson mean "son of Tofa" or "son of Towa." Surnames were often formed in medieval England to identify a person's lineage or family association, and Towson likely originated as a patronymic surname to denote someone's descent from an ancestor named Tofa or Towa.
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Here's how to represent Towson in Braille, each pattern of raised dots corresponds to a letter in the name.
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