Bowell Surname
Approximately 1,891 people bear this surname
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.
Read More About This SurnameBowell Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 747 | 1:74,589 | 8,478 |
| United States | 705 | 1:514,126 | 43,043 |
| Australia | 236 | 1:114,389 | 12,710 |
| Canada | 81 | 1:454,884 | 39,362 |
| Ireland | 33 | 1:142,695 | 6,688 |
| New Zealand | 30 | 1:150,944 | 17,319 |
| Germany | 15 | 1:5,367,031 | 196,901 |
| Wales | 9 | 1:343,837 | 18,086 |
| Venezuela | 6 | 1:5,034,013 | 43,431 |
| Liberia | 5 | 1:881,707 | 33,815 |
| Malta | 4 | 1:107,568 | 1,849 |
| India | 3 | 1:255,688,461 | 1,306,352 |
| Denmark | 2 | 1:2,822,358 | 76,882 |
| South Africa | 2 | 1:27,088,852 | 277,613 |
| Thailand | 2 | 1:35,319,172 | 966,191 |
| Belize | 1 | 1:355,474 | 3,977 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| Bahrain | 1 | 1:1,348,608 | 10,432 |
| Barbados | 1 | 1:287,448 | 2,772 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 4 | 1:1,107,467 | 26,093 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 613 | 1:39,764 | 5,049 |
| Wales | 11 | 1:142,583 | 5,610 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 168 | 1:298,921 | 23,746 |
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).
(Celtic) the Welsh ab-Howel = Son of Howel: v. Howel(l [Welsh ab, ap, son (of]
Probably the same as Boville and Boyle. De Bowell.
Bowell Demographics
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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.
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