Bowness Surname
Approximately 1,909 people bear this surname
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.
Read More About This SurnameBowness Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 933 | 1:59,719 | 7,112 |
| Canada | 398 | 1:92,577 | 10,142 |
| United States | 210 | 1:1,725,995 | 114,113 |
| Israel | 101 | 1:84,729 | 10,121 |
| Australia | 96 | 1:281,205 | 25,117 |
| Wales | 51 | 1:60,677 | 5,433 |
| New Zealand | 49 | 1:92,415 | 12,718 |
| Scotland | 20 | 1:267,691 | 12,985 |
| South Africa | 13 | 1:4,167,516 | 132,322 |
| Singapore | 13 | 1:423,669 | 18,211 |
| Northern Ireland | 7 | 1:263,577 | 11,625 |
| Thailand | 6 | 1:11,773,058 | 553,295 |
| Spain | 2 | 1:23,376,018 | 128,922 |
| Sweden | 2 | 1:4,923,378 | 241,212 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 2 | 1:681,988 | 17,017 |
| Mexico | 2 | 1:62,063,102 | 83,384 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 5 | 1:885,973 | 23,404 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 561 | 1:43,450 | 5,433 |
| Scotland | 10 | 1:374,322 | 10,959 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:1,568,416 | 19,290 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 5 | 1:10,043,737 | 422,899 |
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.
A parish in Cumberland.
User-submitted Reference
It is a toponymic surname of Anglo-Saxon origin from Bowness, Cumberland on Solway Firth, near Annan, Scotland.
- dnafinder1Bowness Demographics
Average Bowness Salary in
United States
$51,730 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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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.
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