Bowden Surname
Approximately 62,478 people bear this surname
Bowden Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Baldwin,' popularly, and under French influence, Bodin and Boden (v. Bawden); compare Godin for Godwin, which see.
Bodin de Langehull, Oxfordshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.
Read More About This SurnameBowden Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 32,599 | 1:11,119 | 1,375 |
| England | 13,769 | 1:4,047 | 540 |
| Australia | 8,430 | 1:3,202 | 446 |
| Canada | 2,033 | 1:18,124 | 2,568 |
| New Zealand | 1,448 | 1:3,127 | 473 |
| Wales | 1,154 | 1:2,682 | 295 |
| South Africa | 610 | 1:88,816 | 10,886 |
| Ireland | 511 | 1:9,215 | 1,252 |
| Scotland | 495 | 1:10,816 | 1,480 |
| Northern Ireland | 216 | 1:8,542 | 1,422 |
| France | 169 | 1:393,034 | 57,995 |
| Belize | 131 | 1:2,714 | 566 |
| Israel | 101 | 1:84,729 | 10,121 |
| Tanzania | 80 | 1:661,770 | 39,157 |
| Colombia | 73 | 1:654,439 | 7,823 |
| Thailand | 68 | 1:1,038,799 | 157,648 |
| Jamaica | 57 | 1:50,350 | 2,926 |
| Japan | 52 | 1:2,458,544 | 30,480 |
| Singapore | 47 | 1:117,185 | 4,783 |
| Spain | 40 | 1:1,168,801 | 40,601 |
| Zimbabwe | 40 | 1:385,956 | 35,257 |
| United Arab Emirates | 36 | 1:254,508 | 17,423 |
| Jersey | 32 | 1:3,100 | 566 |
| Qatar | 25 | 1:94,320 | 10,875 |
| Argentina | 21 | 1:2,035,401 | 100,871 |
| Malaysia | 21 | 1:1,404,487 | 59,312 |
| Brazil | 15 | 1:14,271,622 | 267,944 |
| Sweden | 14 | 1:703,340 | 52,204 |
| Netherlands | 14 | 1:1,206,227 | 70,951 |
| Germany | 13 | 1:6,192,728 | 213,814 |
| Switzerland | 12 | 1:684,410 | 46,196 |
| Philippines | 11 | 1:9,203,475 | 207,772 |
| Peru | 9 | 1:3,531,569 | 31,288 |
| Guam | 8 | 1:20,015 | 3,029 |
| Estonia | 8 | 1:165,226 | 26,217 |
| Norway | 7 | 1:734,612 | 50,907 |
| China | 7 | 1:195,331,652 | 10,124 |
| Hong Kong | 6 | 1:1,222,580 | 5,222 |
| Denmark | 6 | 1:940,786 | 47,603 |
| Mexico | 5 | 1:24,825,241 | 58,251 |
| Portugal | 4 | 1:2,604,560 | 16,079 |
| Malta | 4 | 1:107,568 | 1,849 |
| Guernsey | 4 | 1:16,110 | 1,225 |
| Dominican Republic | 4 | 1:2,608,233 | 20,941 |
| India | 4 | 1:191,766,346 | 1,073,940 |
| Czechia | 3 | 1:3,544,490 | 144,714 |
| Zambia | 3 | 1:5,283,307 | 43,479 |
| Saint Lucia | 3 | 1:59,594 | 2,472 |
| Indonesia | 3 | 1:44,083,065 | 698,220 |
| Chile | 3 | 1:5,872,158 | 52,204 |
| Nigeria | 3 | 1:59,047,586 | 507,603 |
| South Korea | 3 | 1:17,080,085 | 2,793 |
| Russia | 3 | 1:48,041,019 | 639,186 |
| Poland | 2 | 1:19,004,374 | 199,659 |
| Italy | 2 | 1:30,578,344 | 160,757 |
| Austria | 2 | 1:4,257,718 | 99,224 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 1 | 1:1,363,975 | 22,013 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Turks and Caicos Islands | 1 | 1:34,329 | 862 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Barbados | 1 | 1:287,448 | 2,772 |
| Vanuatu | 1 | 1:263,276 | 2,086 |
| Taiwan | 1 | 1:23,444,746 | 93,622 |
| Vietnam | 1 | 1:92,646,054 | 8,382 |
| Bahrain | 1 | 1:1,348,608 | 10,432 |
| Antigua and Barbuda | 1 | 1:99,171 | 2,137 |
| American Samoa | 1 | 1:55,758 | 3,072 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 1:6,978,905 | 86,260 |
| Guatemala | 1 | 1:16,082,668 | 12,169 |
| Cambodia | 1 | 1:15,487,146 | 14,824 |
| Brunei | 1 | 1:418,731 | 3,893 |
| Costa Rica | 1 | 1:4,780,069 | 13,345 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| British Virgin Islands | 1 | 1:31,594 | 1,029 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
| Fiji | 1 | 1:894,391 | 4,568 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Gibraltar | 1 | 1:33,954 | 1,660 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Sri Lanka | 1 | 1:20,808,560 | 18,521 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
| Isle of Man | 1 | 1:85,822 | 4,091 |
| Jordan | 1 | 1:8,842,437 | 26,010 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Maldives | 1 | 1:404,172 | 7,269 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Puerto Rico | 1 | 1:3,550,139 | 9,109 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Serbia | 1 | 1:7,144,948 | 38,459 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 366 | 1:12,103 | 1,649 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 8,136 | 1:2,996 | 429 |
| Wales | 247 | 1:6,350 | 416 |
| Scotland | 240 | 1:15,597 | 1,713 |
| Jersey | 13 | 1:3,991 | 684 |
| Guernsey | 7 | 1:4,665 | 827 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 5,004 | 1:10,036 | 1,292 |
Bowden (258) may also be a first name.
Bowden Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Baldwin,' popularly, and under French influence, Bodin and Boden (v. Bawden); compare Godin for Godwin, which see.
Bodin de Langehull, Oxfordshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.
Boyedinus de Gaunt, Lincolnshire, ibid.
Bodyn de Kant (London citizen), ibid.
Walter Bodin, Oxfordshire, ibid.
Dalliryver, d. Boden Moylle, 1588:
Reg. St. Columb Major.
Richow, d. of Boden Moylle, 1591: ibid.
Thomas, s. of Bawden Moylle, 1595: ibid.
Margaret Bowden, 1600: ibid.
(a) Local, 'of Bowden,' a parish in East Cheshire, near Altrincham.
1583. Thomas Boden, Derbyshire: Register of the University of Oxford.
1504. John Boden, of Childer-Thornton, husbandman: Wills at Chester.
1694. Baptised — Thomas, s. of Bodwim Apps: St. James, Clerkenwell.
1568. John Bodenham, Hart Hall: Register of the University of Oxford.
From the lands of Bowden in Roxburghshire."For a period of about two hundred years various persons of the same surname are witnesses to a number of charters These are not mentioned as holding lands in the parish, but would appear to have been kindly tenants of the monastery who took their name from the barony. The monks of different periods were in the practice of sub-letting the lands of the barony, and some of the lands, on whatever condition originally let, came at length to be held by the parties in hereditary right" (OPS., I, p. 288). Between c, 1200 and c. 1240 one or more individuals named Richard de Boulden witnessed charters by Cecilia de Molle, Symon Maulverer, etc. (Kelso, 148,151, 157,194). Master Richard de Bouldone, parson of the parish of Edilstone, rendered homage in 1296 (Bain, II, p. 212). William de Bolden was Abbot of Kelso in 1370 (Morton, p. 92), and in 1399 we have mention of the tenement of John de Bolden in Westerkelsow (Kelso, 522). About 1450 Andrew Boldane was a burgess of Arnbroath (RAA., II, 94). The name is also found in Edinburgh in the seventeenth century as Boudoun and Bowdoun (Edinb. Marr.).
= Boden, q.v.
Place name in Roxburghshire, Scotland.
(English, Scottish) One who came from Bowden (Bucge’s pasture), the name of several places in England, or from Bowden (house on the hill), in Scotland.
The B.'s were of Bowdon Hall, co. Derby, in the XV. cent. Yet they have a tradition that they are of Norman descent, and that the name was originally Bodin. In 1572 two protestant Walloons, Nich. and John Bowden, settled at Rye. Lansd. MS. 15. 70.
From Bodin (Lower). Petrus Bodin occurs in Normandy, 12th cent. (Mem. Soc. Ant. Norm. v. 90).
A location name in Cheshire, Leicestershire, Northamptonshire, Roxburgh.
Bowden Demographics
Average Bowden Salary in
United States
$42,238 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Bowden Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Bowden Come From? nationality or country of origin
Bowden (Arabic: بودين) is borne by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It can be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Bowden? popularity and diffusion
The surname Bowden is the 9,069th most common surname on a global scale, held by around 1 in 116,642 people. Bowden occurs mostly in The Americas, where 55 percent of Bowden live; 54 percent live in North America and 54 percent live in Anglo-North America. Bowden is also the 554,411th most frequently occurring first name on earth It is held by 258 people.
It is most commonly used in The United States, where it is held by 32,599 people, or 1 in 11,119. In The United States Bowden is most prevalent in: Texas, where 9 percent live, Georgia, where 8 percent live and North Carolina, where 8 percent live. Without taking into account The United States it occurs in 90 countries. It also occurs in England, where 22 percent live and Australia, where 13 percent live.
Bowden Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Bowden has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Bowden last name expanded 651 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 169 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it expanded 467 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it expanded 140 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in Scotland it expanded 206 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Bowden Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the surname is predominantly Presbyterian (40%) in Ireland.
In The United States those bearing the Bowden surname are 11.36% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 58.13% registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Bowden earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 44.08% less than the national average, earning 193,528 kr per year; in Peru they earn 15.21% more than the national average, earning S/. 22,334 per year; in South Africa they earn 22.72% more than the national average, earning R 291,636 per year; in Colombia they earn 3.25% less than the national average, earning $21,964,300 COP per year; in United States they earn 2.11% less than the national average, earning $42,238 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.49% more than the national average, earning $51,915 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bowdeen | 92 | 7 | / |
| Bowdden | 92 | 4 | / |
| Bowdoen | 92 | 3 | / |
| Bowfden | 92 | 1 | / |
| Bowdien | 92 | 0 | / |
| Bowdn | 91 | 0 | / |
| Bawden | 83 | 6,755 | / |
| Bowdin | 83 | 179 | / |
| Bobden | 83 | 14 | / |
| Buwden | 83 | 5 | / |
| Bowdem | 83 | 2 | / |
| Bewden | 83 | 2 | / |
| Bowdenová | 80 | 2 | / |
| Bowdion | 77 | 12 | / |
| Bowding | 77 | 8 | / |
| Bobdeen | 77 | 1 | / |
| Bhawdeen | 71 | 1 | / |
| Bawdem | 67 | 5 | / |
| Bawdin | 67 | 5 | / |
| Vawden | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bahawdeen | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bobdin | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bevden | 67 | 0 | / |
| Bahawdin | 57 | 7 | / |
| Bouvdina | 57 | 1 | / |
| Bahawddin | 53 | 1 | / |
| Babdin | 50 | 29 | / |
| Bubdin | 50 | 1 | / |
| Bubdyn | 50 | 1 | / |
| Bevdyn | 50 | 1 | / |
| Vabdin | 50 | 1 | / |
| Vavden | 50 | 1 | / |
Bowden Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Bowden in the Arabic language | ||
| بودين | bwdyn | - |
| بودن | bwdn | - |
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