Bowdoin Surname

328,558th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,129 people bear this surname

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

Bowdoin Surname Definition:

(French) A partially Englished variant of Beaudoin, q.v.

Bowdoin Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,1191:323,91329,495
Canada41:9,211,398321,528
China21:683,660,78330,601
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2071:242,60220,235

Bowdoin (36) may also be a first name.

Bowdoin Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(French) A partially Englished variant of Beaudoin, q.v.

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

Bowdoin Last Name Facts

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

Bowdoin is carried by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of Bowdoin.

How Common Is The Last Name Bowdoin? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 328,558th most widespread last name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 6,454,868 people. The surname Bowdoin occurs mostly in The Americas, where 93 percent of Bowdoin reside; 93 percent reside in North America and 93 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Bowdoin is also the 1,717,090th most prevalent first name in the world, borne by 36 people.

This surname is most widespread in The United States, where it is held by 1,119 people, or 1 in 323,913. In The United States it is primarily concentrated in: Texas, where 16 percent are found, Georgia, where 15 percent are found and Alabama, where 13 percent are found. Beside The United States this last name occurs in 6 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 0 percent are found and China, where 0 percent are found.

Bowdoin Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Bowdoin has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Bowdoin last name grew 541 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Bowdoin Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Bowdoin last name are 12.2% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 58.97% registered to vote for the political party.

Bowdoin earn marginally less than the average income. In United States they earn 1.71% less than the national average, earning $42,412 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bowdon92294/
Bowdoen863/
Bowdein861/
Bowdine861/
Bowdonn861/
Bowdoyn860/
Bowdone860/
Bawdoin860/
Bowdain860/
Bowdien860/
Boowdoun801/
Bawdon77371/
Bowdan7743/
Bowdom772/
Vowdon771/
Bowdane716/
Bouwdan711/
Bowdgen710/
Bawdine710/

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