Bewes Surname

600,164th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 518 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Australia
Highest density in:
Australia

Bewes Surname Definition:

Orcadian surnames. Clouston suggests it has possibly a nickname origin. Adam Bewis in Rendell, 1640 (MCM., II, p. 211). S. Bews, tenant of the Bu or Palace at Orphir.

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Bewes Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Australia2761:97,81111,085
England2061:270,47621,309
United States181:20,136,607622,629
Wales91:343,83718,086
Canada71:5,263,656239,735
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England781:312,50520,777
Scotland81:467,90212,875
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States231:2,183,421107,224

Bewes Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Orcadian surnames. Clouston suggests it has possibly a nickname origin. Adam Bewis in Rendell, 1640 (MCM., II, p. 211). S. Bews, tenant of the Bu or Palace at Orphir.

The Surnames of Scotland (1946) by George Fraser Black (1866-1948)

From Mab or Ap-Hughes, son of Hughes. compare the Welsh name Bew, from Ap-hugh.

Patronymica Cornu-Britannica (1870) by Richard Stephen Charnock

The old Cornish families of Bewes are now scantily represented in the county. For more than 200 years they possessed considerable estates in St. Neot, Duloe, and other localities, and from this stock are derived the Plymouth families of the name (A.).

Homes of Family Names in Great Britain (1890) by Henry Brougham Guppy

User-submitted Reference

The Buse surname has several possible meanings in German:

1. Small boat or fishing boat.

2. Cooper, a cask maker. Derived from the Norman-French busse for 'cask' or 'bush'.

- rlkeck

Bewes Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Bewes Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Bewes is found in Australia more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Bewes? popularity and diffusion

The last name Bewes is the 600,164th most frequently used family name in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 14,068,621 people. This last name occurs mostly in Oceania, where 53 percent of Bewes are found; 53 percent are found in Australasia and 53 percent are found in Australia and New Zealand.

This surname is most frequently occurring in Australia, where it is held by 276 people, or 1 in 97,811. In Australia it is most common in: Victoria, where 72 percent are found, New South Wales, where 22 percent are found and Queensland, where 6 percent are found. Besides Australia it occurs in 6 countries. It is also found in England, where 40 percent are found and The United States, where 3 percent are found.

Bewes Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Bewes has changed through the years. In England the number of people carrying the Bewes last name rose 264 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it contracted 22 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Bewes Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Bewes surname are 13.44% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 66.67% registered to vote for the party.

Bewes earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 7.71% more than the national average, earning $46,475 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Beweis9130/
Baewes913/
Boewes913/
Bewese912/
Beiweis838/
Beweese837/
Bowes8020,734/
Bebes80431/
Beves80135/
Bawes8019/
Böwes8015/
Bewis806/
Biewesch7756/
Beevis73286/
Bawues73247/
Beaves73183/
Baiwes73140/
Beabes7359/
Baywes7354/
Beeves7343/
Bebesh7341/
Bowies7315/
Bawies7310/
Bowesh736/
Bawesh734/
Beibes732/
Beveis732/
Boweis732/
Bevies731/
Bawess731/
Bebeis731/
Beeuis731/
Bevese731/
Bawees731/
Bowess731/
Bieves731/
Bebees731/
Boweys731/
Bovees731/
Beveus730/
Beives730/
Beebes730/
Biswese6796/
Bisweas6728/
Bhawesh6720/
Baweesh679/
Vibeesh674/
Behwish673/
Bhieves671/
Bowesch671/
Beaveas671/
Beavees671/
Beavets671/
Beevies671/
Bhevesh671/
Beybesh671/
Bibeesh671/
Behoues671/
Beiweiß671/
Bebesch671/
Betvese671/
Beyweiß671/

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