Bowling Surname

17,431st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 31,799 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Gibraltar

Bowling Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Bowling,' a chapelry near Bradford, Yorkshire compare Boiling. (2)

'Tristram Bollyng, of Bradford in Yorkshire, temp. 1580': Visitationot London, 1633-a.

'His grandson was Robert Bollyng, of London, "sadler and silk throwster,' 1633': ibid.

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Bowling Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States29,1591:12,4301,546
England1,5231:36,5844,791
Australia4781:56,4766,885
Canada1511:244,01123,241
New Zealand1251:36,2276,204
Wales791:39,1713,833
Guyana691:11,0471,608
South Africa281:1,934,91888,980
Scotland161:334,61415,044
Thailand161:4,414,897343,519
Germany131:6,192,728213,814
Jamaica121:239,1626,359
Egypt91:10,215,08448,153
Guam81:20,0153,029
Russia71:20,589,008462,339
Indonesia61:22,041,532555,748
Norway61:857,04855,549
Gibraltar61:5,659991
China51:273,464,31313,838
Italy51:12,231,338126,430
Chile51:3,523,29539,650
Sweden51:1,969,351134,077
Mexico41:31,031,55163,627
Laos41:1,647,081888
Malaysia41:7,373,556230,001
France41:16,605,680368,153
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
United States Virgin Islands31:36,7924,502
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Taiwan21:11,722,37363,559
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Oman21:1,843,9869,590
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
Vanuatu11:263,2762,086
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Bermuda11:65,2793,010
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Palau11:21,643223
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Saint Kitts and Nevis11:55,1991,294
San Marino11:33,214932
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland21:2,214,93333,683
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1,0461:23,3033,247
Scotland301:124,7745,666
Wales241:65,3513,160
Isle of Man81:6,784664
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3,0421:16,5082,099

Bowling (2,490) may also be a first name.

Bowling Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Bowling,' a chapelry near Bradford, Yorkshire compare Boiling. (2)

'Tristram Bollyng, of Bradford in Yorkshire, temp. 1580': Visitationot London, 1633-a.

'His grandson was Robert Bollyng, of London, "sadler and silk throwster,' 1633': ibid.

1570. William Bowling and Rose Aske: Marriage Lic. (London).

1647. Married — Robert Crosby and Mary Bowleing: St. Dionis Backchurch.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

(English or Scandinavian) belonging to Bowling = prob. the Bull-Pasture [Middle English bole, bule, Old English bull- = Old Norse boli + O. North. and East. English ing = Old Norse eng, a pasture, meadow]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

A township in Yorkshire.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Bowling Last Name Facts

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

Bowling (Arabic: بولينغ) is borne by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It can appear as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of Bowling.

How Common Is The Last Name Bowling? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 17,431st most commonly used last name throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 229,175 people. The last name Bowling is primarily found in The Americas, where 89 percent of Bowling reside; 88 percent reside in North America and 88 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Bowling is also the 147,956th most frequently held first name at a global level, borne by 2,490 people.

It is most widespread in The United States, where it is held by 29,159 people, or 1 in 12,430. In The United States it is most numerous in: Kentucky, where 16 percent reside, Ohio, where 10 percent reside and Indiana, where 7 percent reside. Other than The United States this surname is found in 66 countries. It is also common in England, where 5 percent reside and Australia, where 2 percent reside.

Bowling Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Bowling has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Bowling last name rose 959 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 146 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it rose 329 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it declined 47 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it declined 50 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Bowling Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Bowling last name is chiefly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Bowling surname are 22.21% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 68.98% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Bowling earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 93.19% more than the national average, earning 668,604 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 168.86% more than the national average, earning R 638,904 per year; in United States they earn 6.55% less than the national average, earning $40,323 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.52% more than the national average, earning $49,940 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bowlling9313/
Bowlings932/
Bouwling931/
Bowliong931/
Bowlinkg930/
Bowlng924/
Bawling867/
Bobling862/
Bewling861/
Bawlings803/
Boblink7120/
Babling711/

Bowling Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Bowling in the Arabic language
بولينغbwlyngh-

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