Bowen Surname
Approximately 163,119 people bear this surname
Bowen Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Owen,' from the Welsh Ap-Owen = Bowen; compare Bevans = Ap-Evan, Bethell = Ap-Ithell, Bloyd = Ap-Lloyd, &c. In the Visitation of London, 1634, Thomas Bowen claims descent from Thomas Bowen of Llewenny, Denbighshire.
Read More About This SurnameBowen Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 107,826 | 1:3,362 | 351 |
| England | 16,212 | 1:3,437 | 462 |
| Australia | 7,867 | 1:3,432 | 481 |
| Wales | 6,354 | 1:487 | 35 |
| Canada | 4,937 | 1:7,463 | 1,096 |
| Kenya | 4,459 | 1:10,357 | 1,314 |
| Jamaica | 2,919 | 1:983 | 180 |
| Ecuador | 2,910 | 1:5,466 | 917 |
| Barbados | 962 | 1:299 | 66 |
| New Zealand | 895 | 1:5,060 | 816 |
| South Africa | 838 | 1:64,651 | 8,126 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 689 | 1:1,980 | 337 |
| Ireland | 638 | 1:7,381 | 1,060 |
| Guyana | 508 | 1:1,500 | 263 |
| Liberia | 434 | 1:10,158 | 1,124 |
| Grenada | 326 | 1:333 | 55 |
| Scotland | 325 | 1:16,473 | 2,025 |
| Belize | 324 | 1:1,097 | 256 |
| Northern Ireland | 311 | 1:5,933 | 1,083 |
| Thailand | 288 | 1:245,272 | 41,574 |
| France | 254 | 1:261,507 | 40,317 |
| Saudi Arabia | 239 | 1:129,104 | 17,726 |
| Spain | 238 | 1:196,437 | 13,533 |
| Panama | 218 | 1:17,946 | 1,259 |
| China | 165 | 1:8,286,797 | 558 |
| Venezuela | 154 | 1:196,130 | 5,384 |
| Brazil | 143 | 1:1,497,023 | 50,066 |
| Chile | 127 | 1:138,712 | 4,862 |
| Argentina | 124 | 1:344,705 | 27,064 |
| Dominican Republic | 123 | 1:84,821 | 3,815 |
| Germany | 118 | 1:682,250 | 52,603 |
| Cameroon | 108 | 1:192,306 | 19,984 |
| Antigua and Barbuda | 97 | 1:1,022 | 174 |
| Switzerland | 66 | 1:124,438 | 12,477 |
| Singapore | 51 | 1:107,994 | 4,447 |
| Netherlands | 50 | 1:337,744 | 38,500 |
| India | 42 | 1:18,263,461 | 278,402 |
| Malaysia | 42 | 1:702,243 | 33,141 |
| Guernsey | 37 | 1:1,742 | 400 |
| Cayman Islands | 34 | 1:1,879 | 244 |
| Greece | 34 | 1:325,876 | 46,418 |
| Jersey | 34 | 1:2,918 | 527 |
| Suriname | 32 | 1:17,269 | 4,028 |
| Qatar | 28 | 1:84,214 | 9,043 |
| Philippines | 26 | 1:3,893,778 | 155,597 |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 23 | 1:4,898 | 600 |
| Zimbabwe | 23 | 1:671,228 | 49,171 |
| Denmark | 22 | 1:256,578 | 19,736 |
| Colombia | 20 | 1:2,388,704 | 13,197 |
| Isle of Man | 20 | 1:4,291 | 899 |
| Aruba | 18 | 1:5,749 | 789 |
| Indonesia | 17 | 1:7,779,364 | 314,803 |
| Norway | 17 | 1:302,487 | 30,120 |
| Iraq | 16 | 1:2,188,853 | 19,343 |
| Sweden | 16 | 1:615,422 | 45,338 |
| Bermuda | 15 | 1:4,352 | 690 |
| Papua New Guinea | 14 | 1:582,408 | 70,330 |
| Hong Kong | 13 | 1:564,268 | 3,428 |
| Turks and Caicos Islands | 13 | 1:2,641 | 268 |
| Belgium | 12 | 1:958,054 | 73,966 |
| Russia | 12 | 1:12,010,255 | 361,204 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 12 | 1:9,198 | 1,357 |
| Austria | 9 | 1:946,159 | 70,786 |
| British Virgin Islands | 9 | 1:3,510 | 429 |
| Cuba | 9 | 1:1,280,302 | 7,343 |
| South Korea | 9 | 1:5,693,362 | 993 |
| Estonia | 8 | 1:165,226 | 26,217 |
| Guam | 8 | 1:20,015 | 3,029 |
| Israel | 8 | 1:1,069,704 | 62,476 |
| Italy | 8 | 1:7,644,586 | 115,463 |
| Nigeria | 8 | 1:22,142,845 | 310,552 |
| Saint Kitts and Nevis | 8 | 1:6,900 | 616 |
| Saint Lucia | 8 | 1:22,348 | 1,601 |
| Afghanistan | 7 | 1:4,593,312 | 23,122 |
| Mexico | 7 | 1:17,732,315 | 50,495 |
| Pakistan | 7 | 1:25,520,555 | 84,222 |
| Bahamas | 6 | 1:65,292 | 848 |
| Gibraltar | 6 | 1:5,659 | 991 |
| Japan | 6 | 1:21,307,382 | 48,838 |
| Czechia | 5 | 1:2,126,694 | 115,412 |
| El Salvador | 5 | 1:1,268,778 | 4,375 |
| Taiwan | 5 | 1:4,688,949 | 27,695 |
| Uganda | 5 | 1:7,807,856 | 134,263 |
| Vietnam | 5 | 1:18,529,211 | 3,282 |
| Croatia | 4 | 1:1,057,151 | 57,892 |
| Honduras | 4 | 1:2,204,110 | 6,397 |
| Ukraine | 4 | 1:11,380,674 | 331,818 |
| United Arab Emirates | 4 | 1:2,290,568 | 60,372 |
| Benin | 3 | 1:3,445,201 | 77,822 |
| Egypt | 3 | 1:30,645,251 | 132,600 |
| Ghana | 3 | 1:9,006,897 | 23,626 |
| Guatemala | 3 | 1:5,360,889 | 8,925 |
| Turkey | 3 | 1:25,940,474 | 162,557 |
| Albania | 2 | 1:1,457,028 | 24,967 |
| Costa Rica | 2 | 1:2,390,034 | 10,205 |
| Cyprus | 2 | 1:442,438 | 9,493 |
| Nicaragua | 2 | 1:3,010,545 | 7,383 |
| Peru | 2 | 1:15,892,062 | 51,966 |
| Sri Lanka | 2 | 1:10,404,280 | 18,448 |
| Zambia | 2 | 1:7,924,961 | 45,994 |
| Andorra | 1 | 1:83,838 | 2,381 |
| Bahrain | 1 | 1:1,348,608 | 10,432 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1 | 1:3,536,402 | 19,532 |
| Botswana | 1 | 1:2,186,929 | 30,250 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 1:6,978,905 | 86,260 |
| Cambodia | 1 | 1:15,487,146 | 14,824 |
| Dominica | 1 | 1:75,891 | 912 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
| Lesotho | 1 | 1:2,032,558 | 23,402 |
| Libya | 1 | 1:6,243,974 | 6,186 |
| Liechtenstein | 1 | 1:38,378 | 1,726 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Macau | 1 | 1:601,630 | 1,582 |
| Malta | 1 | 1:430,272 | 3,380 |
| Mauritius | 1 | 1:1,293,417 | 16,552 |
| Monaco | 1 | 1:37,066 | 4,748 |
| Montserrat | 1 | 1:4,947 | 471 |
| New Caledonia | 1 | 1:276,223 | 10,363 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
| Oman | 1 | 1:3,687,971 | 14,390 |
| Palau | 1 | 1:21,643 | 223 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Puerto Rico | 1 | 1:3,550,139 | 9,109 |
| Senegal | 1 | 1:14,579,342 | 11,705 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
| Uruguay | 1 | 1:3,431,758 | 38,295 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 596 | 1:7,433 | 1,140 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 6,283 | 1:3,880 | 552 |
| Wales | 6,105 | 1:257 | 29 |
| Scotland | 28 | 1:133,686 | 5,889 |
| Guernsey | 17 | 1:1,921 | 330 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 21,398 | 1:2,347 | 246 |
Bowen (9,554) may also be a first name.
Bowen Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Owen,' from the Welsh Ap-Owen = Bowen; compare Bevans = Ap-Evan, Bethell = Ap-Ithell, Bloyd = Ap-Lloyd, &c. In the Visitation of London, 1634, Thomas Bowen claims descent from Thomas Bowen of Llewenny, Denbighshire.
1487. Lewis ap-Owen, County of Cardigan: History and Ant. of St. David's.
1568. Baptised — Daniell, son of John Abowen: St. Peter, Cornhill.
Thomas ap-Owen, Cal. State Papers, Henry VIII.
1582. Thomas Bowen, Cardiganshire: Register of the University of Oxford.
1597. Hugh Bowen, Carmarthenshire: ibid.
1691. Arnold Bowen, prebendary of. St. David's: History and Ant. of St. David's.
(2) Local, 'de Bohun,' sometimes no doubt for Bown, which see.
(Celtic) the Welsh ab-Owen or ab-Owain = Son of Owain: v. Owen [Welsh ab, ap, son (of]
Usually of Welsh origin (ap Owen). Also for Bohane q.v. and for Norman de Bohun. Bibl; MIF 38, 79
“Son of Owen” in Welsh (Ap. Owen).
(Welsh) The son of Owen, Welsh form of Eugene (wellborn).
Welsh, Ab-Owen, Owen's son. Pembrokeshire is the greatest habitat of this name.
(Welsh.) A corruption of Ap Owen, the son of Owen, so Price from Ap Rice, and Prichard from Ap Richard.
(Welsh), Ap Owen, Son of Owen.
From the Flemish, Boen; from the Dutch, Bowen; a personal name.$
The Bowens, according to Lower, have their great home in Pembrokeshire, but they are also numerous in Shropshire.
User-submitted Reference
The name Bowen actually has two seperate roots: the Welsh one mentioned on the site, and the other one being the Anglicisation of the Irish surname O Bachin, translating roughly to "of victory". And I believe that this root is considerably more common than the Welsh in the USA.
- anonymous submissionBowen Demographics
Bowen Religious Adherence
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Bowen Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Bowen Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Bowen (Arabic: بوين, Hindi: बोएन, Marathi: बोबेन) is borne by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Bowen click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Bowen? popularity and diffusion
Bowen is the 3,432nd most frequent family name internationally It is held by around 1 in 44,676 people. The surname is mostly found in The Americas, where 71 percent of Bowen live; 65 percent live in North America and 65 percent live in Anglo-North America. Bowen is also the 63,196th most prevalent first name internationally It is held by 9,554 people.
Bowen is most frequently used in The United States, where it is held by 107,826 people, or 1 in 3,362. In The United States Bowen is most prevalent in: Georgia, where 9 percent live, California, where 7 percent live and Texas, where 7 percent live. Besides The United States this surname occurs in 128 countries. It also occurs in England, where 10 percent live and Australia, where 5 percent live.
Bowen Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Bowen has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Bowen last name rose 504 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 258 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it rose 104 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it rose 107 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in Scotland it rose 1,161 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Bowen Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the last name is principally Catholic (77%) in Ireland and Christian (100%) in Kenya.
In The United States those bearing the Bowen last name are 15.06% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 61.83% being registered to vote for the party.
The amount Bowen earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 42.07% more than the national average, earning 491,672 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 80.22% more than the national average, earning R 428,268 per year; in Colombia they earn 50.98% more than the national average, earning $34,275,600 COP per year; in United States they earn 1.44% less than the national average, earning $42,528 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.14% more than the national average, earning $52,734 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Bowen Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Bowen in the Hindi language | ||
| बोएन | bo'ena | - |
| Bowen in the Marathi language | ||
| बोबेन | bobena | - |
| Bowen in the Arabic language | ||
| بوين | bwyn | - |
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Bowen Reference & Research
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