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

The surname Bowles is more commonly found in The United States than any other country/territory. It may also occur in the variant forms: Bowlés. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

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

The last name is the 11,256^th most numerous family name globally, borne by approximately 1 in 145,993 people. Bowles is mostly found in The Americas, where 68 percent of Bowles are found; 67 percent are found in North America and 67 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 1,234,572^nd most frequently held given name on earth. It is borne by 63 people.

The last name Bowles is most frequent in The United States, where it is carried by 32,212 people, or 1 in 11,252. In The United States it is most numerous in: Virginia, where 10 percent reside, Texas, where 8 percent reside and California, where 8 percent reside. Apart from The United States Bowles is found 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 share of the population with the 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 carrying the Bowles surname is principally Anglican (49%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Bowles surname are 15.38% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national 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.