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 is held by more people in Australia than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of Blowes.

How Common Is The Last Name Blowes? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 335,097th most numerous surname on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 6,619,024 people. The surname is mostly found in Oceania, where 49 percent of Blowes reside; 49 percent reside in Australasia and 49 percent reside in Australia and New Zealand.

This surname is most widespread in Australia, where it is held by 500 people, or 1 in 53,991. In Australia it is most common in: New South Wales, where 62 percent are found, Queensland, where 11 percent are found and South Australia, where 11 percent are found. Barring Australia this last name occurs in 15 countries. It is also found in England, where 33 percent are found and Canada, where 10 percent are found.

Blowes Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Blowes has changed through the years. In England the number of people bearing the Blowes surname increased 222 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it increased 367 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Blowes Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Blowes surname are 53.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 100% registered with 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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