Bowley Surname

66,163rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7,538 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Jamaica

Bowley Surname Definition:

(English) belonging to Bowley = 1 the Crooked Lea [Middle English bow, Old English boga, a bend (bow) + Middle English ley, Old English leáh] 2 the Bull-Lea [Middle English bole, bule, Old English bull- + Middle English ley, Old English leáh] 3 the Bold (Hall)-Lea [Old English bold, a hall, mansion]

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Bowley Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England3,0921:18,0202,580
United States2,3781:152,42215,648
Australia6951:38,8435,044
Canada3781:97,47510,598
Jamaica2841:10,1051,079
South Africa1801:300,98728,973
Wales1741:17,7851,927
New Zealand951:47,6677,746
Scotland351:152,9669,000
Philippines271:3,749,564153,425
Thailand231:3,071,232294,953
Uruguay221:155,98913,535
Germany221:3,659,339158,771
Northern Ireland171:108,5326,545
Spain161:2,922,00263,384
Cyprus131:68,0677,075
Colombia121:3,981,17316,511
Switzerland111:746,62949,719
Italy101:6,115,669111,715
Denmark91:627,19136,734
Netherlands61:2,814,529101,176
Brazil61:35,679,055486,536
Argentina51:8,548,683204,003
France41:16,605,680368,153
China31:455,773,85521,925
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Cayman Islands11:63,8932,384
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Mongolia11:2,825,28917,010
Jersey11:99,2026,620
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Guernsey11:64,4392,137
Gibraltar11:33,9541,660
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland201:221,49310,092
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1,6351:14,9082,215
Wales91:174,2686,522
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States5871:85,5518,911

Bowley (10) may also be a first name.

Bowley Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(English) belonging to Bowley = 1 the Crooked Lea [Middle English bow, Old English boga, a bend (bow) + Middle English ley, Old English leáh] 2 the Bull-Lea [Middle English bole, bule, Old English bull- + Middle English ley, Old English leáh] 3 the Bold (Hall)-Lea [Old English bold, a hall, mansion]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Probably a corruption of the French beau-lieu, a "beautiful situation." Several places in England and Normandy were so called.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

For Beaulieu (Lower). Simon de Bello Loco of Normandy 1180, Froger and Nicholas de B. 1198 (Magni Rotuli Scaccarii Normanniae). Alexander de Bello Loco paid a fine, Bedfordshire 1255 (Roberts, Excerpt.).

The Norman People (1874)

A location name in Herefordshire.

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

Bowley Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Bowley Come From? nationality or country of origin

Bowley has its highest incidence in England. It may be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Bowley? popularity and diffusion

The surname Bowley is the 66,163rd most commonly used family name in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 966,774 people. The surname Bowley is predominantly found in Europe, where 45 percent of Bowley live; 44 percent live in Northern Europe and 44 percent live in British Isles. It is also the 3,684,242nd most commonly used first name throughout the world. It is borne by 10 people.

It is most prevalent in England, where it is held by 3,092 people, or 1 in 18,020. In England Bowley is most common in: Leicestershire, where 10 percent are found, Greater London, where 10 percent are found and Derbyshire, where 8 percent are found. Excluding England it occurs in 43 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 32 percent are found and Australia, where 9 percent are found.

Bowley Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Bowley has changed through the years. In England the number of people who held the Bowley last name expanded 189 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it expanded 405 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Wales it expanded 1,933 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it contracted 95 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Bowley Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Bowley surname is chiefly Catholic (74%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Bowley surname are 12.7% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 59.47% being registered with the political party.

The amount Bowley earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 21.29% more than the national average, earning R 288,228 per year; in Colombia they earn 190.07% more than the national average, earning $65,853,000 COP per year; in United States they earn 2.21% more than the national average, earning $44,104 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.32% less than the national average, earning $48,036 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bouwley921/
Bowlley920/
Bowly91198/
Bowle9173/
Bewley836,421/
Bobley8365/
Bowlay8343/
Bawley8319/
Bowlet839/
Bowlue838/
Bowlya836/
Bowlie833/
Bhowle832/
Bowloy831/
Vowley831/
Bowleh831/
Bowlee831/
Buwley830/
Bovley830/
Bowlly830/
Bowluy830/
Bowlea830/
Bowller7723/
Bowelle7717/
Bowliya777/
Bowless776/
Boiwles772/
Bowleah771/
Bowlles771/
Bowwles771/
Bhoswle771/
Bouwles771/
Boble732,879/
Bowli73337/
Bowla73178/
Bawle73114/
Bawly736/
Bewly732/
Bovle732/
Bewle732/
Vowle730/
Bouwelle711/
Bowleich710/
Bubley67414/
Boblea67287/
Bowlia67191/
Bowlah67118/
Bewlay6781/
Boblei6754/
Bhawle6748/
Bowlas6745/
Babley6719/
Bhoble6719/
Bowloejoo6716/
Bouble6714/
Booble6713/
Bavley6710/
Boblee677/
Bhovle675/
Boible674/
Bowlis673/
Bowloejee673/
Bawlya672/
Bowlui672/
Bowlai671/
Buwloy671/
Bowlat671/
Bowlip671/
Bowlés671/
Bowloi671/
Vabley671/
Buwler671/
Buwles671/
Bowlla671/
Boobly671/
Buuwle671/
Bovles670/
Bowlou670/
Baawly670/
Bawlly670/
Bovlet670/

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