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Where Does The Last Name Bowater Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

Bowater is held by more people in England than any other country or territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Bowater? ^{popularity and diffusion}

This surname is the 190,382^nd most frequent family name world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 3,287,120 people. The surname is primarily found in Europe, where 64 percent of Bowater are found; 63 percent are found in Northern Europe and 63 percent are found in British Isles.

It is most widespread in England, where it is borne by 1,354 people, or 1 in 41,151. In England it is primarily concentrated in: West Midlands, where 42 percent live, Staffordshire, where 6 percent live and South Yorkshire, where 5 percent live. Outside of England it is found in 20 countries. It is also found in New Zealand, where 17 percent live and Australia, where 12 percent live.

Bowater Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The incidence of Bowater has changed through the years. In England the share of the population with the surname rose 310 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it rose 908 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Wales it rose 2,700 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Bowater Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious devotion of those holding the surname is primarily Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Bowater surname are 22.46% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 69.23% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Bowater earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 80.69% more than the national average, earning R 429,396 per year; in United States they earn 46.76% more than the national average, earning $63,325 USD per year and in Canada they earn 7.58% less than the national average, earning $45,919 CAD per year.