Bowles Surname
Approximately 49,917 people bear this surname
Bowles Surname Definition:
(English) metonymic for Bowl-Maker [Middle English bolle, Old English bolla, a bowl]
Bowles Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 32,212 | 1:11,252 | 1,397 |
| England | 8,748 | 1:6,369 | 914 |
| Australia | 3,038 | 1:8,886 | 1,319 |
| Canada | 2,117 | 1:17,405 | 2,488 |
| South Africa | 1,269 | 1:42,693 | 5,454 |
| Bolivia | 494 | 1:21,491 | 1,713 |
| Wales | 451 | 1:6,861 | 767 |
| New Zealand | 294 | 1:15,402 | 2,688 |
| Ireland | 263 | 1:17,905 | 1,934 |
| Scotland | 192 | 1:27,884 | 2,956 |
| Northern Ireland | 143 | 1:12,902 | 1,865 |
| Israel | 98 | 1:87,323 | 10,358 |
| Japan | 68 | 1:1,880,063 | 27,024 |
| France | 61 | 1:1,088,897 | 118,069 |
| Spain | 56 | 1:834,858 | 33,799 |
| Bahamas | 56 | 1:6,996 | 629 |
| Brazil | 35 | 1:6,116,409 | 148,801 |
| Netherlands | 32 | 1:527,724 | 48,879 |
| Germany | 32 | 1:2,515,796 | 126,826 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 29 | 1:47,034 | 4,189 |
| Sweden | 23 | 1:428,120 | 30,474 |
| Thailand | 18 | 1:3,924,352 | 328,346 |
| Uruguay | 15 | 1:228,784 | 17,372 |
| American Samoa | 14 | 1:3,983 | 910 |
| Singapore | 13 | 1:423,669 | 18,211 |
| Philippines | 10 | 1:10,123,822 | 213,993 |
| Bahrain | 9 | 1:149,845 | 5,469 |
| Malaysia | 8 | 1:3,686,778 | 134,908 |
| Mexico | 7 | 1:17,732,315 | 50,495 |
| Falkland Islands | 7 | 1:447 | 88 |
| Qatar | 6 | 1:393,000 | 55,922 |
| Norway | 6 | 1:857,048 | 55,549 |
| Jersey | 5 | 1:19,840 | 3,614 |
| Finland | 5 | 1:1,099,340 | 45,512 |
| Hong Kong | 4 | 1:1,833,871 | 6,220 |
| Italy | 4 | 1:15,289,172 | 132,955 |
| Nigeria | 4 | 1:44,285,690 | 437,567 |
| Kuwait | 4 | 1:950,174 | 18,811 |
| Saudi Arabia | 4 | 1:7,713,954 | 37,548 |
| South Korea | 3 | 1:17,080,085 | 2,793 |
| Russia | 3 | 1:48,041,019 | 639,186 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 3 | 1:36,792 | 4,502 |
| Czechia | 3 | 1:3,544,490 | 144,714 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Switzerland | 2 | 1:4,106,458 | 122,336 |
| Indonesia | 2 | 1:66,124,597 | 756,638 |
| Venezuela | 2 | 1:15,102,038 | 69,873 |
| Afghanistan | 2 | 1:16,076,592 | 43,178 |
| Greece | 2 | 1:5,539,895 | 129,142 |
| Cyprus | 2 | 1:442,438 | 9,493 |
| Paraguay | 2 | 1:3,618,373 | 13,977 |
| Barbados | 1 | 1:287,448 | 2,772 |
| Ukraine | 1 | 1:45,522,696 | 503,646 |
| Angola | 1 | 1:26,989,214 | 11,853 |
| Slovakia | 1 | 1:5,336,450 | 140,422 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
| Zambia | 1 | 1:15,849,922 | 53,989 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Isle of Man | 1 | 1:85,822 | 4,091 |
| Bermuda | 1 | 1:65,279 | 3,010 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| Costa Rica | 1 | 1:4,780,069 | 13,345 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Eritrea | 1 | 1:4,751,901 | 911 |
| Fiji | 1 | 1:894,391 | 4,568 |
| Guam | 1 | 1:160,121 | 4,893 |
| Guatemala | 1 | 1:16,082,668 | 12,169 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
| Lesotho | 1 | 1:2,032,558 | 23,402 |
| Libya | 1 | 1:6,243,974 | 6,186 |
| Mongolia | 1 | 1:2,825,289 | 17,010 |
| Myanmar | 1 | 1:51,937,985 | 2,166 |
| New Caledonia | 1 | 1:276,223 | 10,363 |
| Nicaragua | 1 | 1:6,021,090 | 8,768 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Panama | 1 | 1:3,912,258 | 17,195 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 209 | 1:21,196 | 2,428 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 4,759 | 1:5,122 | 777 |
| Wales | 108 | 1:14,522 | 864 |
| Scotland | 23 | 1:162,749 | 6,621 |
| Jersey | 12 | 1:4,324 | 761 |
| Guernsey | 1 | 1:32,656 | 2,283 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 6,123 | 1:8,202 | 1,050 |
The alternate forms: Bowlés (1) are calculated separately.
Bowles (63) may also be a first name.
Bowles Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
(English) metonymic for Bowl-Maker [Middle English bolle, Old English bolla, a bowl]
(English) One who made or sold concave vessels or bowls.
Domesd. presents us with two tenants in chief called Bolle and Bollo, the former in Hants, and the latter in Dorset. Bouelles is the name of a place near Neufchatel in Normandy. Ferguson derives it, and several similar names, from the =. Norse bauli, a bull, but it is probably local, as De Bolle is found in H.R.
Probably from the sign of an inn, as "John at the Bowl,"i. e., at the sign of the bowl. Boel, local, a town in South Jutland, Denmark. Boel, Dutch, an estate, also one who keeps a mistress.
Or Buelles. See Boyle. Hence W. Lisle Bowles the poet.
From the Flemish, Boels; a personal name.
Bowles is an old Wilts name. The most influential families bearing this name are said to have come from Bristol during the 15th century. In the following century they were resident in Burcombe, and during the 18th century they supplied sheriffs and members of parliament for the county (H.).
Bowles Demographics
Average Bowles Salary in
United States
$41,494 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Bowles Last Name Facts
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 11,256th 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 1,234,572nd 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.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bowlés | 94 | 1 | / |
| Bowless | 92 | 6 | / |
| Boiwles | 92 | 2 | / |
| Bouwles | 92 | 1 | / |
| Bowwles | 92 | 1 | / |
| Bowlles | 92 | 1 | / |
| Bowlaes | 92 | 0 | / |
| Bowls | 91 | 348 | / |
| Bowelles | 86 | 0 | / |
| Bowels | 83 | 120 | / |
| Bobles | 83 | 44 | / |
| Bawles | 83 | 6 | / |
| Bowlis | 83 | 3 | / |
| Buwles | 83 | 1 | / |
| Bowlls | 83 | 0 | / |
| Bovles | 83 | 0 | / |
| Bowlesová | 80 | 1 | / |
| Bouwels | 77 | 196 | / |
| Vowless | 77 | 29 | / |
| Bowells | 77 | 1 | / |
| Bowlais | 77 | 0 | / |
| Bowlish | 77 | 0 | / |
| Vowls | 73 | 39 | / |
| Bowlz | 73 | 6 | / |
| Bawls | 73 | 1 | / |
| Bewls | 73 | 0 | / |
| Bobilles | 71 | 120 | / |
| Bobelles | 71 | 3 | / |
| Bawlesse | 71 | 1 | / |
| Bowleich | 71 | 0 | / |
| Bables | 67 | 739 | / |
| Boblis | 67 | 11 | / |
| Bubles | 67 | 8 | / |
| Vowlex | 67 | 4 | / |
| Bobels | 67 | 1 | / |
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Bowles Reference & Research
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