Bowls Surname

804,502nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 348 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Barbados

Bowls Surname Definition:

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.

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Bowls Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2951:1,228,67487,029
England111:5,065,278148,650
New Zealand101:452,83231,784
Canada101:3,684,559191,443
Australia81:3,374,463124,818
South Africa51:10,835,541204,227
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
France11:66,422,722504,397
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Barbados11:287,4482,772
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland151:295,32411,912
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1161:210,13216,406
Scotland131:287,9409,345
Wales61:261,4039,165
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,1061:45,4065,254

Bowls Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

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.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

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.

An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names (1857) by William Arthur

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.).

Homes of Family Names in Great Britain (1890) by Henry Brougham Guppy

Bowls Last Name Facts

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

Bowls is more commonly found in The United States than any other country or territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Bowls? popularity and diffusion

The surname Bowls is the 804,502nd most widely held family name at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 20,941,224 people. It occurs mostly in The Americas, where 88 percent of Bowls live; 88 percent live in North America and 88 percent live in Anglo-North America.

It is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is held by 295 people, or 1 in 1,228,674. In The United States it is most frequent in: Missouri, where 26 percent are found, California, where 12 percent are found and Arizona, where 7 percent are found. Apart from The United States Bowls exists in 14 countries. It is also common in England, where 3 percent are found and New Zealand, where 3 percent are found.

Bowls Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Bowls has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname decreased 73 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it decreased 91 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it decreased 92 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Bowls Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Bowls last name is primarily Catholic (87%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Bowls last name are 5.1% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 58.33% being registered with the political party.

The amount Bowls earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 11.01% less than the national average, earning $38,398 USD per year and in Canada they earn 7.65% less than the national average, earning $45,884 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bowles9149,917/
Bowels91120/
Bowlls910/
Bouwels83196/
Bowless836/
Boiwles832/
Bouwles831/
Bowwles831/
Bowlles831/
Bowells831/
Vowls8039/
Bowlz806/
Bawls801/
Bewls800/
Bowelles770/
Bobles7344/
Bawles736/
Buwles731/
Bobels731/
Bovles730/
Bowlesová711/
Vowless6729/
Bauwels671/
Bobilles62120/
Bobelles623/
Bawlesse621/
Bawlz605/
Bables55739/
Bubles558/
Vabils552/
Vabels552/
Bovlch551/
Babels550/
Baubles5024/
Bauwelz5013/
Babless501/
Baubels501/
Vaubles501/

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Bowls Reference & Research

Bowles DNA Website - A web page dedicated to the genetic research of those who bear the surname and its variants.

Bowles FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

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