Bowley Surname
Approximately 7,538 people bear this surname
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]
Read More About This SurnameBowley Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 3,092 | 1:18,020 | 2,580 |
| United States | 2,378 | 1:152,422 | 15,648 |
| Australia | 695 | 1:38,843 | 5,044 |
| Canada | 378 | 1:97,475 | 10,598 |
| Jamaica | 284 | 1:10,105 | 1,079 |
| South Africa | 180 | 1:300,987 | 28,973 |
| Wales | 174 | 1:17,785 | 1,927 |
| New Zealand | 95 | 1:47,667 | 7,746 |
| Scotland | 35 | 1:152,966 | 9,000 |
| Philippines | 27 | 1:3,749,564 | 153,425 |
| Thailand | 23 | 1:3,071,232 | 294,953 |
| Uruguay | 22 | 1:155,989 | 13,535 |
| Germany | 22 | 1:3,659,339 | 158,771 |
| Northern Ireland | 17 | 1:108,532 | 6,545 |
| Spain | 16 | 1:2,922,002 | 63,384 |
| Cyprus | 13 | 1:68,067 | 7,075 |
| Colombia | 12 | 1:3,981,173 | 16,511 |
| Switzerland | 11 | 1:746,629 | 49,719 |
| Italy | 10 | 1:6,115,669 | 111,715 |
| Denmark | 9 | 1:627,191 | 36,734 |
| Netherlands | 6 | 1:2,814,529 | 101,176 |
| Brazil | 6 | 1:35,679,055 | 486,536 |
| Argentina | 5 | 1:8,548,683 | 204,003 |
| France | 4 | 1:16,605,680 | 368,153 |
| China | 3 | 1:455,773,855 | 21,925 |
| Japan | 2 | 1:63,922,146 | 62,827 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Cayman Islands | 1 | 1:63,893 | 2,384 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| Taiwan | 1 | 1:23,444,746 | 93,622 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Mongolia | 1 | 1:2,825,289 | 17,010 |
| Jersey | 1 | 1:99,202 | 6,620 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
| Guernsey | 1 | 1:64,439 | 2,137 |
| Gibraltar | 1 | 1:33,954 | 1,660 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 20 | 1:221,493 | 10,092 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 1,635 | 1:14,908 | 2,215 |
| Wales | 9 | 1:174,268 | 6,522 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 587 | 1:85,551 | 8,911 |
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]
Probably a corruption of the French beau-lieu, a "beautiful situation." Several places in England and Normandy were so called.
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.).
A location name in Herefordshire.
Bowley Demographics
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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
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bouwley | 92 | 1 | / |
| Bowlley | 92 | 0 | / |
| Bowly | 91 | 198 | / |
| Bowle | 91 | 73 | / |
| Bewley | 83 | 6,421 | / |
| Bobley | 83 | 65 | / |
| Bowlay | 83 | 43 | / |
| Bawley | 83 | 19 | / |
| Bowlet | 83 | 9 | / |
| Bowlue | 83 | 8 | / |
| Bowlya | 83 | 6 | / |
| Bowlie | 83 | 3 | / |
| Bhowle | 83 | 2 | / |
| Bowloy | 83 | 1 | / |
| Vowley | 83 | 1 | / |
| Bowleh | 83 | 1 | / |
| Bowlee | 83 | 1 | / |
| Buwley | 83 | 0 | / |
| Bovley | 83 | 0 | / |
| Bowlly | 83 | 0 | / |
| Bowluy | 83 | 0 | / |
| Bowlea | 83 | 0 | / |
| Bowller | 77 | 23 | / |
| Bowelle | 77 | 17 | / |
| Bowliya | 77 | 7 | / |
| Bowless | 77 | 6 | / |
| Boiwles | 77 | 2 | / |
| Bowleah | 77 | 1 | / |
| Bowlles | 77 | 1 | / |
| Bowwles | 77 | 1 | / |
| Bhoswle | 77 | 1 | / |
| Bouwles | 77 | 1 | / |
| Boble | 73 | 2,879 | / |
| Bowli | 73 | 337 | / |
| Bowla | 73 | 178 | / |
| Bawle | 73 | 114 | / |
| Bawly | 73 | 6 | / |
| Bewly | 73 | 2 | / |
| Bovle | 73 | 2 | / |
| Bewle | 73 | 2 | / |
| Vowle | 73 | 0 | / |
| Bouwelle | 71 | 1 | / |
| Bowleich | 71 | 0 | / |
| Bubley | 67 | 414 | / |
| Boblea | 67 | 287 | / |
| Bowlia | 67 | 191 | / |
| Bowlah | 67 | 118 | / |
| Bewlay | 67 | 81 | / |
| Boblei | 67 | 54 | / |
| Bhawle | 67 | 48 | / |
| Bowlas | 67 | 45 | / |
| Babley | 67 | 19 | / |
| Bhoble | 67 | 19 | / |
| Bowloejoo | 67 | 16 | / |
| Bouble | 67 | 14 | / |
| Booble | 67 | 13 | / |
| Bavley | 67 | 10 | / |
| Boblee | 67 | 7 | / |
| Bhovle | 67 | 5 | / |
| Boible | 67 | 4 | / |
| Bowlis | 67 | 3 | / |
| Bowloejee | 67 | 3 | / |
| Bawlya | 67 | 2 | / |
| Bowlui | 67 | 2 | / |
| Bowlai | 67 | 1 | / |
| Buwloy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bowlat | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bowlip | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bowlés | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bowloi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vabley | 67 | 1 | / |
| Buwler | 67 | 1 | / |
| Buwles | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bowlla | 67 | 1 | / |
| Boobly | 67 | 1 | / |
| Buuwle | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bovles | 67 | 0 | / |
| Bowlou | 67 | 0 | / |
| Baawly | 67 | 0 | / |
| Bawlly | 67 | 0 | / |
| Bovlet | 67 | 0 | / |
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