Tawil

See also: tawil

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic طَوِيل (ṭawīl, “long, tall”). This surname is predominantly found in Jordan and Lybia.

Proper noun

Tawil (plural Tawils)

1. A surname from Arabic.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Tawil is the 19716^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 1366 individuals. Tawil is most common among White (90.56%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Tawil”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.