Bowker Surname
Approximately 11,778 people bear this surname
Bowker Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from an occupation. 'the butcher,' a North-English form. A very familiar form of the surname in Lancashire; v. Booker, and compare Cowper and Cooper.
Thomas le Bouker, Lancashire, 1379: Preston Guild Rolls.
Read More About This SurnameBowker Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 5,373 | 1:67,459 | 7,848 |
| England | 3,369 | 1:16,538 | 2,397 |
| South Africa | 1,008 | 1:53,748 | 6,832 |
| Australia | 778 | 1:34,699 | 4,572 |
| Canada | 482 | 1:76,443 | 8,609 |
| New Zealand | 304 | 1:14,896 | 2,609 |
| Vanuatu | 157 | 1:1,677 | 485 |
| Wales | 99 | 1:31,258 | 3,153 |
| Scotland | 71 | 1:75,406 | 5,680 |
| Zimbabwe | 25 | 1:617,530 | 46,943 |
| Thailand | 13 | 1:5,433,719 | 375,884 |
| France | 12 | 1:5,535,227 | 269,324 |
| Germany | 12 | 1:6,708,788 | 223,026 |
| Jersey | 8 | 1:12,400 | 2,398 |
| Northern Ireland | 6 | 1:307,506 | 12,899 |
| Brazil | 5 | 1:42,814,866 | 547,158 |
| Guernsey | 4 | 1:16,110 | 1,225 |
| Malaysia | 4 | 1:7,373,556 | 230,001 |
| United Arab Emirates | 4 | 1:2,290,568 | 60,372 |
| Czechia | 4 | 1:2,658,367 | 127,801 |
| Isle of Man | 3 | 1:28,607 | 3,614 |
| Philippines | 3 | 1:33,746,074 | 302,898 |
| Vietnam | 2 | 1:46,323,027 | 5,235 |
| China | 2 | 1:683,660,783 | 30,601 |
| Netherlands | 2 | 1:8,443,588 | 136,641 |
| Sweden | 2 | 1:4,923,378 | 241,212 |
| Spain | 2 | 1:23,376,018 | 128,922 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Honduras | 1 | 1:8,816,442 | 9,272 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Antigua and Barbuda | 1 | 1:99,171 | 2,137 |
| Armenia | 1 | 1:2,930,180 | 22,770 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Bermuda | 1 | 1:65,279 | 3,010 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Georgia | 1 | 1:3,745,545 | 47,852 |
| Grenada | 1 | 1:108,535 | 1,793 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Jordan | 1 | 1:8,842,437 | 26,010 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Panama | 1 | 1:3,912,258 | 17,195 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 4 | 1:1,107,467 | 26,093 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 2,900 | 1:8,405 | 1,275 |
| Wales | 25 | 1:62,737 | 3,061 |
| Scotland | 3 | 1:1,247,739 | 24,719 |
| Isle of Man | 1 | 1:54,269 | 2,077 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1,582 | 1:31,744 | 3,820 |
Bowker (12) may also be a first name.
Bowker Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from an occupation. 'the butcher,' a North-English form. A very familiar form of the surname in Lancashire; v. Booker, and compare Cowper and Cooper.
Thomas le Bouker, Lancashire, 1379: Preston Guild Rolls.
Thomas le Bouker, Lancashire, 1332: Lay Subsidy (Rylands).
Margaret Bowker, of Manchester, 1591: Wills at Chester.
Arthur Bowker, of Bispham, Lancashire, 1605: ibid.
1618. Buried — James Bowker, Prest- bury Church (Cheshire).
1629. Baptised — Nathanyell, son of Adam Bowker: St. James, Clerkenwell.
Robertus de Boghland, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.
Rogerus Bowland, 1379: ibid.
1550. Roger Bowland and Avice Gryggesbie: Marriage Lic. (London).
= Booker, q.v.
“Butcher”. Derived from Old French Boucher.
(English) A variant of Booker, q.v.; one who had charge of money.
The Anglo-Saxon buc is a watervessel, and ' to bouke ' in P. Plowman means to wash. We still call a great washing of linen a ' bucking.' Hence the original Bowker must have been a washerman. See Lavender.
See Booker. There is an armorial relationship between the names.
From the French, Boucquet, Bouché, Boucher; from the German, Bauke; personal name from the Old Norse, Baugr; nickname (?).
Bowker Demographics
Average Male Bowker Height
177.26 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Bowker Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Bowker Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Bowker is most common in The United States. It can be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Bowker click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Bowker? popularity and diffusion
Bowker is the 44,107th most frequently held surname at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 618,742 people. This surname is predominantly found in The Americas, where 46 percent of Bowker are found; 46 percent are found in North America and 46 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Bowker is also the 3,306,491st most commonly used first name in the world, borne by 12 people.
This last name is most numerous in The United States, where it is held by 5,373 people, or 1 in 67,459. In The United States Bowker is most frequent in: New York, where 6 percent reside, New Jersey, where 6 percent reside and Texas, where 5 percent reside. Not including The United States this surname is found in 50 countries. It is also found in England, where 29 percent reside and South Africa, where 9 percent reside.
Bowker Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Bowker has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name grew 340 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 116 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it grew 396 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it grew 2,367 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Bowker Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the Bowker last name is predominantly Anglican (75%) in Ireland.
In The United States Bowker are 11.85% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 58.62% being registered to vote for the party.
The amount Bowker earn in different countries varies somewhat. In South Africa they earn 7.99% more than the national average, earning R 256,620 per year; in United States they earn 4.31% more than the national average, earning $45,009 USD per year and in Canada they earn 9.66% more than the national average, earning $54,484 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bouwker | 92 | 0 | / |
| Bowcker | 92 | 0 | / |
| Bawker | 83 | 8 | / |
| Bowcer | 83 | 3 | / |
| Vowker | 83 | 3 | / |
| Bowqer | 83 | 1 | / |
| Bofker | 83 | 1 | / |
| Bewker | 83 | 0 | / |
| Bovker | 83 | 0 | / |
| Boufker | 77 | 533 | / |
| Bowcher | 77 | 113 | / |
| Bawkher | 77 | 91 | / |
| Bhawker | 77 | 1 | / |
| Boobker | 77 | 0 | / |
| Boubkeir | 71 | 1 | / |
| Bovkır | 67 | 35 | / |
| Bafker | 67 | 13 | / |
| Vobker | 67 | 12 | / |
| Bavker | 67 | 1 | / |
| Boubckeir | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bufker | 67 | 1 | / |
| Babkeer | 62 | 477 | / |
| Bafkeur | 62 | 321 | / |
| Boufkir | 62 | 9 | / |
| Bafkher | 62 | 8 | / |
| Babcker | 62 | 2 | / |
| Bovcher | 62 | 1 | / |
| Baabker | 62 | 1 | / |
| Boufkhir | 57 | 4 | / |
| Bavkir | 50 | 289 | / |
| Bafkir | 50 | 10 | / |
| Bevkir | 50 | 10 | / |
| Bavcer | 50 | 2 | / |
| Befkir | 50 | 1 | / |
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