Blows Surname

251,029th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,579 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Guernsey

Blows 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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Blows Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England7061:78,9218,827
South Africa4911:110,34213,274
Australia2241:120,51713,272
New Zealand561:80,86311,672
Ireland211:224,2358,707
Canada171:2,167,388133,872
United States171:21,321,114641,998
Scotland151:356,92115,763
Wales111:281,32115,850
Qatar91:262,00030,726
Guernsey41:16,1101,225
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Vietnam21:46,323,0275,235
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England3251:75,0018,205
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States151:3,347,912150,340

Blows 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

Blows Last Name Facts

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

Blows occurs more in England more than any other country or territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Blows? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 251,029th most commonly occurring surname in the world, held by approximately 1 in 4,615,292 people. Blows occurs predominantly in Europe, where 48 percent of Blows reside; 48 percent reside in Northern Europe and 48 percent reside in British Isles.

Blows is most frequent in England, where it is carried by 706 people, or 1 in 78,921. In England it is most prevalent in: Greater London, where 19 percent are found, Essex, where 15 percent are found and Hertfordshire, where 9 percent are found. Outside of England Blows exists in 16 countries. It is also common in South Africa, where 31 percent are found and Australia, where 14 percent are found.

Blows Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Blows has changed through the years. In England the number of people bearing the Blows surname grew 217 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it grew 113 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Blows Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Blows earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 19.04% more than the national average, earning R 282,888 per year; in United States they earn 52.2% less than the national average, earning $20,625 USD per year and in Canada they earn 16.59% less than the national average, earning $41,443 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Blouws91153/
Blowse911/
Bloews910/
Blowhs910/
Bellows835,772/
Billows83697/
Blews80207/
Billiows771/
Blauws737/
Blaaws734/
Billobs671/
Villows671/
Vellows671/
Bellaws671/
Bellews671/
Billaws670/
Billews670/
Billoufs620/
Blawz601/
Blavs601/
Blewz600/
Billiauws5718/
Blawch551/
Blovch551/
Billubs501/
Bellabs501/
Blaufhs500/
Blauffs500/
Billufs500/

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