Bowcher Surname

1,718,748th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 113 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Isle of Man

Bowcher Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from an occupation. 'the butcher'; v. Botcher and Boutcher. 'Bouchers, Bocheres,' York Plays, pp. xxvi, 359; 'Bowchyer, a butcher' (Halliwell).

Edward le Boucher, Somerset, 1 Edward III: Kirby's Quest.

Johannes Bowcher, Yorkshire, 1420: W .

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Bowcher Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England671:831,61344,286
Australia301:899,85754,700
Jamaica71:409,9929,090
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Isle of Man11:85,8224,091
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England751:325,00521,260
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States231:2,183,421107,224

Bowcher Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from an occupation. 'the butcher'; v. Botcher and Boutcher. 'Bouchers, Bocheres,' York Plays, pp. xxvi, 359; 'Bowchyer, a butcher' (Halliwell).

Edward le Boucher, Somerset, 1 Edward III: Kirby's Quest.

Johannes Bowcher, Yorkshire, 1420: W . 11.

William Butchere, or Bowcher, 1543: Register of the University of Oxford.

1661. John Radcline and Judith Bowcher: Marriage Lic. (Faculty Office).

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

= 1 Butcher, q.v.

2 a variant of Belcher, q.v.; with French beau instead of belonging

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Bowcher Last Name Facts

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

The last name Bowcher has its highest incidence in England. It may also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Bowcher? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,718,748th most widespread surname worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 64,491,557 people. This last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 60 percent of Bowcher live; 60 percent live in Northern Europe and 60 percent live in British Isles.

Bowcher is most prevalent in England, where it is carried by 67 people, or 1 in 831,613. In England Bowcher is most prevalent in: Essex, where 43 percent are found, Dorset, where 21 percent are found and Greater London, where 9 percent are found. Not including England this surname occurs in 7 countries. It is also found in Australia, where 27 percent are found and Jamaica, where 6 percent are found.

Bowcher Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Bowcher has changed through the years. In England the number of people who held the Bowcher surname contracted 11 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it contracted 78 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bowtcher932/
Bowchier931/
Bowscher931/
Bowcer923/
Bowche921/
Bowher920/
Bowsher862,185/
Bowscer866/
Bobcher863/
Bowxher861/
Bovcher861/
Bowchey860/
Bowcker860/
Bowhe836/
Bowce831/
Bowshier80292/
Boubcher80252/
Bouwheer80107/
Bowsheir803/
Boftcher802/
Bowshere800/
Bowchair800/
Bowser7720,548/
Bowker7711,778/
Bowzer77247/
Bowhey7751/
Bawche7716/
Bobche776/
Bowger771/
Bobher771/
Bawher771/
Bowqer771/
Bowxer770/
Bouwchire751/
Bawkher7191/
Bowsier7115/
Wafcher714/
Bouvher712/
Bowsser712/
Boubher712/
Vawcher711/
Boiwser711/
Bowszer711/
Bowshir711/
Boswser711/
Bouwker710/
Bowseer710/
Bawsher710/
Boubchir67515/
Bowshire67277/
Bowse67113/
Bowge679/
Bobhe679/
Bovce673/
Bahawche672/
Bawhe671/
Bowje671/
Bofce671/
Bawshier671/
Bowshead670/

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