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Where Does The Last Name Bownes Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The surname Bownes occurs most in England. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Bownes.

How Common Is The Last Name Bownes? ^{popularity and diffusion}

The surname is the 286,143^rd most frequent family name globally, held by around 1 in 5,426,319 people. The last name Bownes occurs predominantly in Europe, where 46 percent of Bownes live; 46 percent live in Northern Europe and 46 percent live in British Isles.

The last name is most frequently occurring in England, where it is borne by 501 people, or 1 in 111,214. In England Bownes is most frequent in: South Yorkshire, where 17 percent are found, Greater London, where 17 percent are found and Nottinghamshire, where 9 percent are found. Besides England this surname is found in 12 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 29 percent are found and South Africa, where 13 percent are found.

Bownes Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The prevalency of Bownes has changed through the years. In England the share of the population with the surname increased 214 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it increased 882 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Ireland it declined 37 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Bownes Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Bownes surname is predominantly Catholic (70%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Bownes surname are 0.29% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 52.94% registered with the party.

The amount Bownes earn in different countries varies significantly. In South Africa they earn 17.84% less than the national average, earning R 195,252 per year; in United States they earn 20.5% less than the national average, earning $34,304 USD per year and in Canada they earn 8.71% more than the national average, earning $54,009 CAD per year.