Bowdlear Surname

14,316,765th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1 people bear this surname

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

Bowdlear Surname Definition:

(English) Buddler, Puddler [from English buddle, to wash ore; a voiced form of English puddle, Middle English podel]

Bowdlear Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States71:7,174,098302,835

Bowdlear Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(English) Buddler, Puddler [from English buddle, to wash ore; a voiced form of English puddle, Middle English podel]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Bowdlear Last Name Facts

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

Bowdlear is found in The United States more than any other country/territory. It can be found as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Bowdlear? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 14,316,765th most frequent surname globally, borne by around 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. The surname Bowdlear occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 100 percent of Bowdlear reside; 100 percent reside in North America and 100 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

The surname Bowdlear is most widespread in The United States, where it is carried by 1 people, or 1 in 362,458,933. In The United States Bowdlear is mostly concentrated in: Oklahoma, where 100 percent live.

Bowdlear Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Bowdlear has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Bowdlear surname fell 86 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bowdelear940/
Bowdler931,811/
Bodlewar882/
Bodler8677/
Bodlar863/
Boudler80123/
Boedler8025/
Bodeler801/
Boudlar801/
Bodalar801/
Bawdler800/
Boidler800/
Botlear800/
Powdler800/
Bodhalewar781/
Bodlawar754/
Botlewar753/
Bodhlera752/
Badlewar751/
Boadlwar751/
Budler71405/
Badler71291/
Bidler71202/
Botler71131/
Botlar7160/
Bydler7130/
Bödler7121/
Bhodhlera7115/
Bedler7114/
Büdler7112/
Bodhlyera7111/
Botalewar715/
Podler712/
Bedlar711/
Bhodlawar711/
Bodelaira711/
Boedollar711/
Bodhlaeir711/
Boutilear710/
Boutwiler710/
Beidler671,201/
Boteler671,183/
Beydler67593/
Baudler67571/
Biedler67363/
Bottler67269/
Batolar6757/
Bideler6743/
Boutler6739/
Boatler6734/
Budeler6725/
Boytler6724/
Buedler6722/
Botlero6719/
Botlara6717/
Bojtler6717/
Boudailler6716/
Podolar6715/
Bøydler6715/
Podoler6712/
Biddler6711/
Badalar6710/
Batoler677/
Boetler677/
Badlari677/
Bodluri675/
Badiler675/
Botlaro674/
Botlari672/
Beudler672/
Badlwar671/
Buydler671/
Bdllair671/
Bitolar671/
Boudoulari671/
Botleru671/
Bidlari671/
Botlaar671/
Baidler671/
Betolar671/
Botller671/
Bewadulare671/
Bhotler671/
Botaler670/
Poedler670/
Botiler670/
Bootler670/
Beidlar670/
Baydler670/
Boutwiller670/
Beedler670/
Beotler670/
Beadler670/

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