Bowdish Surname

376,479th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 950 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Bowdish Surname Definition:

(English) One who came from Bowditch (arched bridge ditch), in Dorsetshire.

Bowdish Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States9361:387,24234,088
Canada131:2,834,276161,175
England11:55,718,059489,080
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3611:139,11013,141

Bowdish Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(English) One who came from Bowditch (arched bridge ditch), in Dorsetshire.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Bowdish Last Name Facts

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

The last name Bowdish occurs most in The United States. It can be rendered as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Bowdish? popularity and diffusion

The last name Bowdish is the 376,479th most frequent last name internationally, held by around 1 in 7,671,101 people. The surname Bowdish occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 100 percent of Bowdish reside; 100 percent reside in North America and 100 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

The surname is most widespread in The United States, where it is borne by 936 people, or 1 in 387,242. In The United States it is mostly concentrated in: California, where 11 percent reside, Washington, where 10 percent reside and Michigan, where 8 percent reside. Barring The United States Bowdish exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 1 percent reside and England, where 0 percent reside.

Bowdish Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Bowdish has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Bowdish surname increased 259 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Bowdish Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Bowdish surname are 10.31% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 57.08% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Bowdish earn in different countries varies markedly. In United States they earn 9.47% more than the national average, earning $47,237 USD per year and in Canada they earn 27.05% less than the national average, earning $36,242 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bowdich86159/
Bowdesh861/
Bovdish860/
Bowdist860/
Bawdish860/
Bowdiss860/
Bowdidch800/
Bovdis7722/
Bowdij771/
Bowdes771/
Bowdidtch750/
Bovdysh714/
Bavdisch671/
Bowdetch670/
Bawditch670/
Bovdisova632/
Bovdiš627/
Bovdys625/
Bowdex622/
Bavdis622/
Vabdis621/
Boufdeche50117/

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