Bowell Surname

216,923rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,891 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Bowell Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. A variant of Bovill, a modification.

Henry le Bowel, Kent, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Walter de Bowell, Hertfordshire, ibid.

1584. Henry Skynner and Jane Bowell: Marriage Lic.

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Bowell Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England7471:74,5898,478
United States7051:514,12643,043
Australia2361:114,38912,710
Canada811:454,88439,362
Ireland331:142,6956,688
New Zealand301:150,94417,319
Germany151:5,367,031196,901
Wales91:343,83718,086
Venezuela61:5,034,01343,431
Liberia51:881,70733,815
Malta41:107,5681,849
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Belize11:355,4743,977
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Barbados11:287,4482,772
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
France11:66,422,722504,397
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland41:1,107,46726,093
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England6131:39,7645,049
Wales111:142,5835,610
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1681:298,92123,746

Bowell (90) may also be a first name.

Bowell Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. A variant of Bovill, a modification.

Henry le Bowel, Kent, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Walter de Bowell, Hertfordshire, ibid.

1584. Henry Skynner and Jane Bowell: Marriage Lic. (London).

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

(Celtic) the Welsh ab-Howel = Son of Howel: v. Howel(l [Welsh ab, ap, son (of]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Probably the same as Boville and Boyle. De Bowell.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Bowell Last Name Facts

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

The surname Bowell occurs more in England more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Bowell? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 216,923rd most frequent last name world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 3,853,805 people. It is mostly found in Europe, where 43 percent of Bowell live; 42 percent live in Northern Europe and 42 percent live in British Isles. It is also the 1,005,046th most common forename throughout the world, held by 90 people.

The surname Bowell is most commonly occurring in England, where it is carried by 747 people, or 1 in 74,589. In England it is most common in: Greater London, where 12 percent live, West Midlands, where 7 percent live and Lincolnshire, where 6 percent live. Other than England this last name is found in 25 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 37 percent live and Australia, where 12 percent live.

Bowell Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Bowell has changed through the years. In England the number of people carrying the Bowell surname rose 122 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it rose 420 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Ireland it rose 825 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in Wales it decreased 18 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Bowell Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Bowell last name is chiefly Catholic (67%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Bowell surname are 6.17% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 52.94% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Bowell earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 5.87% less than the national average, earning $40,615 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.56% more than the national average, earning $52,942 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bowelle9217/
Bouwell9212/
Boywell923/
Boowell922/
Boewell921/
Boell91975/
Bowel91127/
Bowll912/
Bochwell862/
Bowetell861/
Bouwelle861/
Bouswell860/
Bouywell860/
Bovell832,895/
Bowele83284/
Bobell83171/
Bawell8389/
Bouwel8333/
Boyell8327/
Bhowel8326/
Buwell8311/
Bowgel836/
Bouell833/
Bowill831/
Boswll831/
Boewel831/
Bowesl831/
Boweil831/
Boweld830/
Bowiel830/
Boel803,544/
Bowl80299/
Boutell77723/
Bowhill77281/
Bawelle77257/
Bouelle77224/
Bovelle7789/
Boielle7748/
Bahwell7742/
Boyelle7733/
Bouwele7727/
Boytell7720/
Boysell7713/
Bousell7710/
Boitell775/
Bosvell772/
Buywell771/
Boujell771/
Boswele771/
Bosuell771/
Boubell771/
Voywell770/
Boviell770/
Bauwell770/
Boisell770/
Bouvell770/
Buhwell770/
Boewill770/
Beall7315,051/
Buell7310,010/
Bobel732,221/
Boyll73504/
Beill73300/
Biell73209/
Bawel73150/
Bovel73113/
Bowlt73101/
Bowle7373/
Beell7363/
Baell7360/
Bowld7352/
Buwel7352/
Boull7340/
Boyel7336/
Bouel7329/
Bojel7320/
Byell7314/
Boiel7313/
Beull736/
Bhowl733/
Beyll733/
Bowyl731/
Boill731/
Bobll731/
Bejll731/
Bowil730/
Bouvelle71489/
Bouttell71451/
Bushwell7148/
Busswell7134/
Bouchell7122/
Bothuell7112/
Boissell716/
Boutellh716/
Basswell714/
Boussell713/
Bosouell711/
Bachwell711/
Baaswell711/
Bouyelle711/
Baswwell710/
Boitel674,482/
Boyele674,053/
Boulle672,871/
Bevill672,327/
Boubel671,350/
Bovill671,320/
Bogiel67719/
Boutel67711/
Bawoel67608/
Boysel67557/
Boyall67519/
Bawele67430/
Bevell67325/
Bealle67256/
Beille67173/
Bouele67170/
Boille67146/
Boullt67123/
Boisel67104/
Bhojel67102/
Bhoyel67101/
Bousel6763/
Bouvel6760/
Bayoll6752/
Boggel6748/
Boicel6728/
Buwael6725/
Beulle6725/
Bujoll6722/
Boujel6721/
Bhawel6721/
Beyell6721/
Bawael6720/
Boytel6719/
Boveil6716/
Beiell6716/
Bavell6714/
Behall6714/
Bubell6713/
Beylle6713/
Bouyel6711/
Bobeal6711/
Bayell6710/
Bowlet679/
Boibel678/
Bosuel677/
Bejell676/
Boyill676/
Babell675/
Bovele675/
Bhobel674/
Bawyll674/
Boheel674/
Boylle673/
Bijell673/
Vovell673/
Baweel673/
Bhovel672/
Bhowle672/
Beuill672/
Bobhel672/
Boyeel671/
Boyeld671/
Boobel671/
Bawiel671/
Beeall671/
Bobeil671/
Bobill671/
Boeiel671/
Boewil671/
Beyall671/
Bowleh671/
Bheell671/
Boheal671/
Boviel671/
Bovéll671/
Boueld671/
Boîtel671/
Beuwel671/
Baweil671/
Bauwel671/
Bouhll671/
Bojill671/
Boyiel671/
Bahwel671/
Boihel671/
Beuell670/
Bohuel670/
Bouschell670/
Bowyle670/
Boveal670/
Buwill670/
Biehll670/
Bauell670/
Vouell670/
Bouwlt670/

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