Bownass Surname
Approximately 178 people bear this surname
Bownass Surname Definition:
The name of Bownass has its present home in the Carnforth district. Bowness is a Cumberland parish and a Westmoreland town.
Read More About This SurnameBownass Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 112 | 1:497,483 | 31,781 |
| South Africa | 18 | 1:3,009,872 | 112,058 |
| Scotland | 14 | 1:382,416 | 16,471 |
| Wales | 14 | 1:221,038 | 13,576 |
| Northern Ireland | 9 | 1:205,004 | 9,958 |
| Canada | 5 | 1:7,369,118 | 289,406 |
| United States | 5 | 1:72,491,787 | 1,102,614 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 72 | 1:338,547 | 21,815 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 5 | 1:10,043,737 | 422,899 |
Bownass Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
The name of Bownass has its present home in the Carnforth district. Bowness is a Cumberland parish and a Westmoreland town.
User-submitted Reference
It is a toponymic surname of Anglo-Saxon origin from Bowness, Cumberland on Solway Firth, near Annan, Scotland.
- dnafinder1Bownass Demographics
Average Bownass Salary in
United States
$43,312 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Bownass Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Bownass Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Bownass occurs most in England. It can be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Bownass? popularity and diffusion
It is the 1,281,391st most prevalent surname throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 40,941,269 people. This last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 84 percent of Bownass reside; 84 percent reside in Northern Europe and 84 percent reside in British Isles.
The last name Bownass is most frequently held in England, where it is borne by 112 people, or 1 in 497,483. In England Bownass is mostly concentrated in: Cumbria, where 33 percent live, Buckinghamshire, where 11 percent live and West Yorkshire, where 9 percent live. Beside England this last name exists in 7 countries. It also occurs in South Africa, where 10 percent live and Scotland, where 8 percent live.
Bownass Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Bownass has changed over time. In England the number of people bearing the Bownass last name rose 156 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Bownass Last Name Statistics demography
The amount Bownass earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 41.76% more than the national average, earning R 336,864 per year and in United States they earn 0.38% more than the national average, earning $43,312 USD per year.
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Footnotes
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