Bowd Surname

326,350th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,139 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Australia
Highest density in:
Malta

Bowd Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Bowood.' (1) A tithing in the parish of Netherbury, Dorset and a liberty in the parish of Calne, Wiltshire.

John Bowode, Somerset, 1 Edward III: Kirby's Quest.

Bowd Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Australia4721:57,1946,970
England3601:154,77214,673
Wales641:48,3524,540
Canada581:635,26952,014
United States451:8,054,643356,745
Malta361:11,952723
Scotland301:178,4619,900
Greece241:461,65859,466
Malaysia131:2,268,78789,138
New Zealand131:348,33327,379
Northern Ireland121:153,7538,250
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Hong Kong21:3,667,74211,574
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1581:154,27413,512
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States511:984,68058,342

Bowd Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Bowood.' (1) A tithing in the parish of Netherbury, Dorset and a liberty in the parish of Calne, Wiltshire.

John Bowode, Somerset, 1 Edward III: Kirby's Quest.

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

= Bold, q.v.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Bowd Last Name Facts

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

The last name Bowd has its highest incidence in Australia. It can also be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Bowd? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 326,350th most frequently held last name on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 6,398,197 people. The last name Bowd occurs predominantly in Europe, where 47 percent of Bowd live; 43 percent live in Australasia and 43 percent live in Australia and New Zealand.

The surname is most prevalent in Australia, where it is carried by 472 people, or 1 in 57,194. In Australia Bowd is most numerous in: New South Wales, where 44 percent are found, Victoria, where 25 percent are found and Queensland, where 17 percent are found. Apart from Australia this surname is found in 19 countries. It also occurs in England, where 32 percent are found and Wales, where 6 percent are found.

Bowd Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Bowd has changed through the years. In England the number of people bearing the Bowd surname rose 228 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it declined 12 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Bowd Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Bowd last name are 18.2% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 71.43% being registered with the political party.

The amount Bowd earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 44.04% more than the national average, earning $62,150 USD per year and in Canada they earn 32.11% more than the national average, earning $65,634 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bhowd892/
Bowds891/
Bowdh891/
Buwd757/
Bawd753/
Bowt752/
Bhawd677/
Bowth675/
Bowht671/
Bawdh671/
Bhowte6037/
Bhowth601/
Bowtte601/
Bowthe600/
Bafd508/
Vofd502/
Bawt501/

Search for Another Surname

The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data

By signing up to the mailing list you will only receive emails specifically about name reference on Forebears and your information will not be distributed to 3rd parties.

Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Descriptions may contain details on the name's etymology, origin, ethnicity and history. They are largely reproduced from 3rd party sources; diligence is advised on accepting their validity - more information
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Bowd
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis