Bown Surname

60,407th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8,341 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Bown Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'de Bohun,' modified early to Bown and Boon; compare Moon for Mohun.

Molin de Boon, Bedfordshire 20 Edward I: Placita de Quo Warranto, temp. Edward I-III.

Matilda Boon, Cambridgeshire, 1273.

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Bown Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England3,8971:14,2982,110
United States2,3281:155,69515,921
Australia8141:33,1644,379
Canada5061:72,8178,270
Chile1961:89,8803,466
Wales1051:29,4723,021
South Africa991:547,25043,124
New Zealand981:46,2077,572
Scotland721:74,3595,625
Thailand511:1,385,066192,885
France391:1,703,147154,208
Germany111:7,318,678235,042
India111:69,733,217610,955
Liberia91:489,83723,279
Switzerland91:912,54658,198
Nigeria91:19,682,529291,344
Belgium91:1,277,40587,318
Netherlands81:2,110,89788,902
Denmark81:705,58939,626
Spain71:6,678,86292,666
Russia61:24,020,509493,300
Sweden51:1,969,351134,077
Northern Ireland51:369,00715,220
Mexico31:41,375,40271,397
Hong Kong31:2,445,1619,595
Jamaica21:1,434,97411,081
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Vanuatu11:263,2762,086
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Togo11:7,247,76812,049
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Jersey11:99,2026,620
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Haiti11:10,683,90724,607
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland211:210,9469,809
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1,6151:15,0932,236
Wales451:34,8541,900
Scotland31:1,247,73924,719
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States6171:81,3928,549

Bown (18) may also be a first name.

Bown Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'de Bohun,' modified early to Bown and Boon; compare Moon for Mohun.

Molin de Boon, Bedfordshire 20 Edward I: Placita de Quo Warranto, temp. Edward I-III.

Matilda Boon, Cambridgeshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Reginald Boon, Cambridgeshire, ibid.

(2) Nick. Sometimes, no doubt, a form of Bunn and Bone (the Good).

1614. William Draper and Ellen Boone: Marriage Lic. (London).

1717. Michaell Boon and Ann Forcer, married: St. Michael, Cornhill.

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

A rare current surname. John Bown, clerk, a native of Scotland, had safe conduct in 1392 (Bain, IV, 449). Sibbie Bowne was tenant under the Abbey of Kelso, 1567 (Kelso, p. 528). There were lands and barony of Bownne in Berwickshire in 1608 (Retours, 75; in 1632 Boun).

The Surnames of Scotland (1946) by George Fraser Black (1866-1948)

(Anglo-Scand.) Ready, Alert [M.E boun, bown, Old Norse búinn] (French) belonging to Boun, or Bohun,? Bohain (Aisne).

Milo de Boun.—Hundred Rolls Milo de Bohun.—Hundred Rolls

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Armorially identified with Bohun of Midhurst. See Boon.

The Norman People (1874)

From the Flemish, Bawen, Bawin; from the Danish, Boun; a personal name.

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

The Bowns have independent homes in the counties of Derby and Somerset. In the 13th century they were represented in Sussex and Beds.

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

Boon is an old English name, represented in Cambridgeshire in the 13th century (H. R.).

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

Bown Last Name Facts

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

The surname Bown is more commonly found in England than any other country or territory. It may be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Bown? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 60,407th most commonly used family name worldwide It is held by around 1 in 873,702 people. The last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 50 percent of Bown are found; 49 percent are found in Northern Europe and 49 percent are found in British Isles. It is also the 2,608,198th most frequently held forename on earth, borne by 18 people.

This surname is most common in England, where it is held by 3,897 people, or 1 in 14,298. In England Bown is most numerous in: Leicestershire, where 10 percent live, Derbyshire, where 10 percent live and Greater London, where 7 percent live. Besides England it occurs in 53 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 28 percent live and Australia, where 10 percent live.

Bown Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Bown has changed over time. In England the share of the population with the last name grew 241 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it grew 377 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Wales it grew 233 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it grew 2,400 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Bown Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Bown last name is primarily Catholic (33%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Bown last name are 19.63% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 66.4% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Bown earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 94.77% more than the national average, earning R 462,852 per year; in United States they earn 0.62% more than the national average, earning $43,415 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.36% less than the national average, earning $47,516 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bowen89163,119/
Bowne891,667/
Bowin89649/
Bhown8930/
Boewn894/
Boown892/
Bownh891/
Bownn891/
Bowhn890/
Bownd890/
Bouwen80749/
Bowien80122/
Bouwyn8080/
Bouwin8015/
Bowgin8013/
Boewen8012/
Bowenn8011/
Boewin8011/
Boween8011/
Bhowen8011/
Boiwen805/
Bhownk803/
Boowin803/
Boywin802/
Bowinn801/
Boiwin801/
Bowhng801/
Bhowne801/
Boywen801/
Bowwen801/
Bowink800/
Bawn75719/
Bobn755/
Bovn751/
Buwn751/
Bewn751/
Boswink7314/
Bowinne735/
Bouweng734/
Bouwien731/
Bouwenn731/
Boshwen730/
Boswing730/
Bobin676,320/
Bawin67937/
Bawne67836/
Boben67662/
Bobyn67396/
Bewen6777/
Buwen6754/
Bewin6732/
Böwen6725/
Bawyn6715/
Buwin676/
Bhawn675/
Bowim673/
Beewn672/
Buwne672/
Boevn671/
Bawnd671/

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Bown Reference & Research

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Bowen 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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