Bowness Surname

215,260th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,909 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Bowness Surname Definition:

(English or Scandinavian) belonging to Bowness or Boulnes? = the Bold Promontory [O.E, b(e)ald = Old Norse ball(d)-r, bold + Old English næss = Old Norse nes, a promontory] The village stands on a rock projecting into the Solway.—Nat. Gaz.

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Bowness Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England9331:59,7197,112
Canada3981:92,57710,142
United States2101:1,725,995114,113
Israel1011:84,72910,121
Australia961:281,20525,117
Wales511:60,6775,433
New Zealand491:92,41512,718
Scotland201:267,69112,985
South Africa131:4,167,516132,322
Singapore131:423,66918,211
Northern Ireland71:263,57711,625
Thailand61:11,773,058553,295
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Trinidad and Tobago21:681,98817,017
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
France11:66,422,722504,397
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland51:885,97323,404
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England5611:43,4505,433
Scotland101:374,32210,959
Wales11:1,568,41619,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States51:10,043,737422,899

Bowness Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(English or Scandinavian) belonging to Bowness or Boulnes? = the Bold Promontory [O.E, b(e)ald = Old Norse ball(d)-r, bold + Old English næss = Old Norse nes, a promontory] The village stands on a rock projecting into the Solway.—Nat. Gaz.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

A parish in Cumberland.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

User-submitted Reference

It is a toponymic surname of Anglo-Saxon origin from Bowness, Cumberland on Solway Firth, near Annan, Scotland.

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Bowness Last Name Facts

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

Bowness is carried by more people in England than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as:. Click here for other potential spellings of Bowness.

How Common Is The Last Name Bowness? popularity and diffusion

It is the 215,260th most frequently held last name internationally, held by around 1 in 3,817,468 people. Bowness is predominantly found in Europe, where 53 percent of Bowness reside; 53 percent reside in Northern Europe and 53 percent reside in British Isles.

The last name is most commonly used in England, where it is carried by 933 people, or 1 in 59,719. In England Bowness is mostly concentrated in: Cumbria, where 27 percent live, Merseyside, where 11 percent live and Lincolnshire, where 9 percent live. Not including England Bowness exists in 19 countries. It is also common in Canada, where 21 percent live and The United States, where 11 percent live.

Bowness Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Bowness has changed over time. In England the number of people carrying the Bowness last name increased 166 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it increased 4,200 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Wales it increased 5,100 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it increased 200 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Bowness Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Bowness surname is principally Anglican (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Bowness last name are 8.55% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 55.32% registered with the party.

The amount Bowness earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 19.89% more than the national average, earning $51,730 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.85% more than the national average, earning $53,086 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bownes921,343/
Bouwnes863/
Vowness861/
Bobnes7732/
Bownis771/
Bubness7110/
Bauwnes711/
Bovnesh711/
Boubennes632/
Bobnis62209/
Bubnes6231/
Bewnis624/
Bevnes620/
Bhuvnesh5334/
Bhavnesh535/
Bauvnies531/

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