Billows Surname
Approximately 697 people bear this surname
Billows Surname Definition:
Ferguson thinks Billows may be the same as an Old German Bilo, quoted by Förstemann, and that Pill and Pillow, unless connected with Peel, may be High German forms of Bill or Bilo. Bellew, Pellew, Bellas, Beiliss, and Bowles are also surnames.
Read More About This SurnameBillows Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 239 | 1:233,130 | 19,331 |
| United States | 189 | 1:1,917,772 | 124,288 |
| Canada | 112 | 1:328,978 | 30,038 |
| Australia | 82 | 1:329,216 | 28,102 |
| New Zealand | 32 | 1:141,510 | 16,640 |
| Netherlands | 11 | 1:1,535,198 | 78,311 |
| Germany | 10 | 1:8,050,546 | 248,660 |
| Thailand | 10 | 1:7,063,834 | 426,148 |
| China | 7 | 1:195,331,652 | 10,124 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 104 | 1:234,379 | 17,485 |
| Guernsey | 1 | 1:32,656 | 2,283 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 69 | 1:727,807 | 46,603 |
Billows Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
Ferguson thinks Billows may be the same as an Old German Bilo, quoted by Förstemann, and that Pill and Pillow, unless connected with Peel, may be High German forms of Bill or Bilo. Bellew, Pellew, Bellas, Beiliss, and Bowles are also surnames. Pellew is said to be of Norman origin, from bel-eau, the beautiful water, the designation of some locality . Bowles has been derived from Bellovesus, a celebrated name mentioned in Liv., Lib. v., cap. 33, said to mean a leader in war (dux belli), from Old German vel for veld, war. Bowditch says the writer of Britaine's Remains supposes the name Bellows to be a corruption of Bellhouse, and he mentions a History of the Bellows Family by the Rev. Henry W. Bellows, D. D., of New York.
User-submitted Reference
Billowes - is unique, I believe, I have never found one who is not related. It seems to be derived from Billows in the following way. My 4-greats grandfather signed his name with a great flourishing loop on the back end of the "w", which can easily be read as an "e". About half his kids used the "e" and the others did not.
Billows is tougher. I did a search of the complete UK phone directory some years ago and there were 180 Billows and about half of them lived in the Southampton area which is very close to the Bournemouth/Poole area which appears to be the seat of the Bellows in the 18th century from whom I can trace my ancestors. This suggests that most are related to me but there may be multiple origins.
Nobody can be sure of the origins. I have cordwainers and blacksmiths on my tree, which suggests the origin of some of the Bellows is trade-related.
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Billows Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Billows Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Billows is carried by more people in England than any other country/territory. It may appear as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Billows? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 478,963rd most widely held surname on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 10,455,590 people. Billows occurs mostly in The Americas, where 39 percent of Billows are found; 39 percent are found in North America and 39 percent are found in Anglo-North America.
Billows is most common in England, where it is held by 239 people, or 1 in 233,130. In England it is mostly found in: Merseyside, where 28 percent are found, Hampshire, where 15 percent are found and Somerset, where 8 percent are found. Barring England it is found in 13 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 27 percent are found and Canada, where 16 percent are found.
Billows Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Billows has changed over time. In England the number of people bearing the Billows surname grew 230 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it grew 274 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Billows Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Billows surname are 9.27% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 62.5% registered with the party.
The amount Billows earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 22.98% more than the national average, earning $53,064 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.86% more than the national average, earning $51,104 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Billiows | 93 | 1 | / |
| Bellows | 86 | 5,772 | / |
| Villows | 86 | 1 | / |
| Billobs | 86 | 1 | / |
| Billews | 86 | 0 | / |
| Billaws | 86 | 0 | / |
| Blows | 83 | 1,579 | / |
| Billoufs | 80 | 0 | / |
| Blouws | 77 | 153 | / |
| Blowse | 77 | 1 | / |
| Bloews | 77 | 0 | / |
| Blowhs | 77 | 0 | / |
| Billiauws | 75 | 18 | / |
| Vellows | 71 | 1 | / |
| Billubs | 71 | 1 | / |
| Bellaws | 71 | 1 | / |
| Bellews | 71 | 1 | / |
| Billufs | 71 | 0 | / |
| Blews | 67 | 207 | / |
| Blauws | 62 | 7 | / |
| Blaaws | 62 | 4 | / |
| Bellabs | 57 | 1 | / |
| Blawz | 50 | 1 | / |
| Blavs | 50 | 1 | / |
| Blewz | 50 | 0 | / |
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