Blowes Surname

335,097th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,101 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Australia
Highest density in:
Australia

Blowes Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Blois,' a city in France. It has already been shown that the Suffolk Bloss is a modern variant of Blois (v. Bloss). Another variant was Blows or Blowes.

1407. John Bloys, or Blowes, rector of Shelton, Norfolk: History of Norfolk.

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Blowes Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Australia5001:53,9916,638
England3621:153,91714,625
Canada1081:341,16330,982
New Zealand391:116,11114,715
United States331:10,983,604436,696
Dominican Republic311:336,54611,471
Wales91:343,83718,086
Zimbabwe81:1,929,78092,581
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Venezuela21:15,102,03869,873
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
France11:66,422,722504,397
Bermuda11:65,2793,010
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1631:149,54213,222
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States91:5,579,854232,921

Blowes Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Blois,' a city in France. It has already been shown that the Suffolk Bloss is a modern variant of Blois (v. Bloss). Another variant was Blows or Blowes.

1407. John Bloys, or Blowes, rector of Shelton, Norfolk: History of Norfolk.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

(French) belonging to Blois (France), a name which has not been satis­factorily explained; but cp. Old French blois, ‘stripped,’ ‘empty.’

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Blowes Last Name Facts

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

The last name Blowes has its highest incidence in Australia. It can be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of Blowes click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Blowes? popularity and diffusion

It is the 335,097th most widely held last name throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 6,619,024 people. The last name is predominantly found in Oceania, where 49 percent of Blowes are found; 49 percent are found in Australasia and 49 percent are found in Australia and New Zealand.

The surname Blowes is most commonly occurring in Australia, where it is carried by 500 people, or 1 in 53,991. In Australia Blowes is mostly found in: New South Wales, where 62 percent reside, Queensland, where 11 percent reside and South Australia, where 11 percent reside. Besides Australia Blowes occurs in 15 countries. It is also common in England, where 33 percent reside and Canada, where 10 percent reside.

Blowes Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Blowes has changed over time. In England the share of the population with the surname expanded 222 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it expanded 367 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Blowes Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Blowes last name are 53.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 100% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Blowes earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 3.03% more than the national average, earning $44,458 USD per year and in Canada they earn 14.12% more than the national average, earning $56,700 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Blowesr921/
Bloweys920/
Blowess920/
Bloweis920/
Blowe911,067/
Bloes91280/
Billowes8658/
Bellowes868/
Blowey83253/
Bloess83146/
Bloehs8362/
Blouwe8328/
Blowee8310/
Blewes837/
Blowei837/
Blowie833/
Bloesh832/
Bloesz831/
Blowed831/
Blawes831/
Bloweh831/
Bloves831/
Bloies831/
Blowet830/
Bloe80908/
Bloesch77362/
Bellowe7759/
Bloower772/
Billoes772/
Blouwer771/
Blhoues771/
Belloes770/
Blois733,927/
Bloye731,942/
Bleus731,926/
Blees731,603/
Blaes731,156/
Bleys73940/
Blues73643/
Bleas73417/
Bleis73347/
Bloys73345/
Blies73275/
Blous73117/
Bloeß7392/
Blawe7387/
Blobe7312/
Bloue737/
Blowy734/
Bloís734/
Blowi734/
Bloey733/
Blove732/
Blyes731/
Blloe731/
Bloeh730/
Blühweis7119/
Belloues718/
Billowie718/
Blaweiss714/
Bellewes712/
Bleweiss712/
Willowes711/
Blowisse711/
Bloubees711/
Wellowes710/
Billewes710/
Bluweiss710/
Bloise674,818/
Blouet672,052/
Blease671,807/
Bleuse671,648/
Blaess67915/
Bloyet67764/
Blouse67464/
Bleise67286/
Bleess67284/
Bloyce67253/
Bleuss67231/
Bloice67200/
Bleijs67198/
Bloyed67193/
Blaies67166/
Blewis6794/
Blawis6783/
Blojeh6780/
Blevis6777/
Blajos6771/
Bleiss6767/
Bloyue6745/
Blauweiss6743/
Blayes6738/
Blogie6734/
Blejsz6733/
Blawie6732/
Bluehs6726/
Blovet6723/
Bleish6721/
Belloe6718/
Blaoue6716/
Bloway6712/
Bleads677/
Blover677/
Blobis677/
Bluess676/
Bluesz676/
Blawer674/
Blayos674/
Blabes673/
Bleyis673/
Bloust673/
Bloube673/
Bleass673/
Bleves673/
Bluyos672/
Blouss672/
Blowai672/
Blaves672/
Belloiese671/
Bleist671/
Bleits671/
Bliess671/
Bluesh671/
Billoe671/
Blawue671/
Blhous671/
Blujos671/
Bellaoues671/
Blouwa671/
Blovis671/
Bleast671/
Bleihs671/
Bleisz671/
Bleius671/
Bleuhs671/
Bleyes671/
Blouwi671/
Blobhe671/
Blahaoues671/
Bleyse671/
Blohea671/
Bloyse670/
Bloyie670/
Bleuis670/
Bleues670/
Bleust670/
Bloyas670/

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