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

The last name Bowles occurs in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may appear as: Bowlés. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

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

This last name is the 11,256^th most commonly used last name globally It is held by approximately 1 in 145,993 people. The surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 68 percent of Bowles reside; 67 percent reside in North America and 67 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 1,234,572^nd most frequently occurring first name worldwide It is held by 63 people.

The surname Bowles is most frequently used in The United States, where it is borne by 32,212 people, or 1 in 11,252. In The United States Bowles is most numerous in: Virginia, where 10 percent reside, Texas, where 8 percent reside and California, where 8 percent reside. Excluding The United States this last name exists in 85 countries. It is also found in England, where 18 percent reside and Australia, where 6 percent reside.

Bowles Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The occurrence of Bowles has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Bowles last name grew 526 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 184 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it grew 418 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it grew 126 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in Scotland it grew 835 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Bowles Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Bowles surname is predominantly Anglican (49%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Bowles surname are 15.38% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 62.15% being registered with the political 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.