Bowmer Surname
Approximately 1,659 people bear this surname
Bowmer Surname User-submission:
My maiden name was Bowmer. I'm from Kent, England and emigrated to Australia in 1996. I communicated with a great uncle in New Zealand back in the 90s and he had done some research on Bowmer.
As you know surnames often correspond with an occupation, for example Bowman (presumably a man who made bows).
Read More About This SurnameBowmer Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 864 | 1:64,488 | 7,524 |
| United States | 569 | 1:637,010 | 51,261 |
| Australia | 120 | 1:224,964 | 21,387 |
| Canada | 36 | 1:1,023,489 | 76,466 |
| South Africa | 17 | 1:3,186,924 | 115,449 |
| Wales | 15 | 1:206,302 | 13,003 |
| New Zealand | 11 | 1:411,666 | 31,040 |
| Netherlands | 6 | 1:2,814,529 | 101,176 |
| Northern Ireland | 6 | 1:307,506 | 12,899 |
| Brazil | 4 | 1:53,518,583 | 632,670 |
| Norway | 3 | 1:1,714,095 | 79,528 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
| Vietnam | 1 | 1:92,646,054 | 8,382 |
| Bangladesh | 1 | 1:159,356,773 | 26,077 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 343 | 1:71,065 | 7,921 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 166 | 1:302,522 | 23,980 |
Bowmer Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
My maiden name was Bowmer. I'm from Kent, England and emigrated to Australia in 1996. I communicated with a great uncle in New Zealand back in the 90s and he had done some research on Bowmer.
As you know surnames often correspond with an occupation, for example Bowman (presumably a man who made bows). But Bowmer doesn't correspond with any occupations. My uncle thought that our name had probably been written down and spelled wrong at some point and that perhaps we originated from Eastern Europe (gypsies) and our name was originally Bohmer. I have no real research or evidence to offer other than this conversation with my great uncle who is now dead. I don't know where he got his information from unfortunately. But I don't mind being a romantic gypsy. My grandfather and great-grandfather in Kent seemed to have an affinity with water. They often worked in jobs on the River Medway in Kent.
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Average Bowmer Salary in
United States
$40,078 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Bowmer Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Bowmer Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Bowmer is borne by more people in England than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of Bowmer.
How Common Is The Last Name Bowmer? popularity and diffusion
The last name Bowmer is the 240,995th most commonly occurring family name at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 4,392,734 people. The last name Bowmer occurs predominantly in Europe, where 54 percent of Bowmer reside; 54 percent reside in Northern Europe and 53 percent reside in British Isles.
Bowmer is most commonly occurring in England, where it is held by 864 people, or 1 in 64,488. In England Bowmer is mostly found in: Derbyshire, where 22 percent are found, Greater Manchester, where 9 percent are found and Durham, where 7 percent are found. Beside England Bowmer exists in 18 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 34 percent are found and Australia, where 7 percent are found.
Bowmer Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Bowmer has changed through the years. In England the share of the population with the surname expanded 252 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it expanded 343 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Bowmer Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Bowmer last name are 17.4% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 64.17% registered to vote for the party.
The amount Bowmer earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 62.44% less than the national average, earning R 89,256 per year; in United States they earn 7.12% less than the national average, earning $40,078 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.77% more than the national average, earning $50,064 CAD per year.
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Bowmer Reference & Research
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Footnotes
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