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Where Does The Last Name Bowles Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The surname Bowles occurs more in The United States more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms: Bowlés. Click here to see other possible spellings of Bowles.

How Common Is The Last Name Bowles? ^{popularity and diffusion}

The last name is the 11,256^th most frequently occurring last name on earth It is held by around 1 in 145,993 people. The last name Bowles occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 68 percent of Bowles live; 67 percent live in North America and 67 percent live in Anglo-North America. Bowles is also the 1,234,572^nd most commonly used given name on earth, held by 63 people.

The surname is most widespread in The United States, where it is borne by 32,212 people, or 1 in 11,252. In The United States Bowles is most frequent in: Virginia, where 10 percent reside, Texas, where 8 percent reside and California, where 8 percent reside. Excluding The United States this surname occurs in 85 countries. It is also common in England, where 18 percent reside and Australia, where 6 percent reside.

Bowles Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The occurrence of Bowles has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Bowles surname expanded 526 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 184 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it expanded 418 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it expanded 126 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in Scotland it expanded 835 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Bowles Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious devotion of those holding the last name is principally Anglican (49%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Bowles last name are 15.38% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 62.15% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Bowles earn in different countries varies markedly. In Norway they earn 12.02% less than the national average, earning 304,481 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 23.66% more than the national average, earning R 293,868 per year; in United States they earn 3.84% less than the national average, earning $41,494 USD per year and in Canada they earn 10.19% more than the national average, earning $54,745 CAD per year.