Bows Surname

780,352nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 363 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Barbados

Bows Surname Definition:

A parish in Yorkshire.

Bows Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1901:293,25322,497
United States1521:2,384,598147,132
Australia51:5,399,140162,351
Canada41:9,211,398321,528
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
Barbados11:287,4482,772
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland71:632,83819,259
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1291:188,95615,351
Scotland81:467,90212,875
Jersey11:51,8823,898
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1881:267,12121,813

Bows (12) may also be a first name.

Bows Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

A parish in Yorkshire.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

This surname, according to Grose, originated as follows: about the time of the Conqueror, there was a town (on the site of the Castle of Bowes), which the tradition of the family states, was burned. It then belonged to the Earls of Brittany and Richmond. The castle was built, as Mr. Horseley thinks, out of the ruins of the Roman Fortress, by Alan Niger, the second earl of that title, who, it is said, placed therein William, his relation, with five hundred archers to defend it against some insurgents in Cambridge and Westmorland confederated with the Scots, giving him for the device of his standard the arms of Brittany, with three bows and a bundle of arrows, whence both the castle and the commander derived their names; the former being called Bowes Castle, and the latter, William de Arcubus, or William Bowes.

An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names (1857) by William Arthur

Bowes is a name evidently taken from the North Riding parish thus called. The family of Bowes of Aske, in the North Riding, played a notable part in the county during the 16th and 17th centuries (W. R.). The name has long been prominently connected with York, and it is in that locality that it is now best represented. Lord mayors of York and the representatives of the city in parliament during the 15th century bore this name (D.). A gentle family of Bowes has been connected with Darlington since the 17th century (Longstaffe's "Darlington").

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

Bows Last Name Facts

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

The last name Bows is found in England more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Bows? popularity and diffusion

Bows is the 780,352nd most widely held family name on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 20,075,884 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 54 percent of Bows are found; 53 percent are found in Northern Europe and 53 percent are found in British Isles. Bows is also the 3,306,491st most frequently held given name throughout the world It is held by 12 people.

The surname is most frequently held in England, where it is carried by 190 people, or 1 in 293,253. In England it is mostly concentrated in: South Yorkshire, where 32 percent live, Nottinghamshire, where 16 percent live and Lincolnshire, where 5 percent live. Without taking into account England Bows is found in 14 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 42 percent live and Australia, where 1 percent live.

Bows Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Bows has changed over time. In England the share of the population with the surname expanded 147 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it declined 19 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Scotland it declined 87 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it declined 86 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Bows Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Bows last name is primarily Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Bows surname are 24.19% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 77.42% registered to vote for the political party.

Bows earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 12.94% more than the national average, earning $48,734 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bouws89282/
Bowse89113/
Bowsz8920/
Boews892/
Boows891/
Bowsh891/
Bowhs890/
Bews751,524/
Bobs75611/
Baws7540/
Bowz7510/
Bovs7510/
Bofs751/
Bovsh67141/
Bewsh678/
Bobss674/
Bawse673/
Beews673/
Buwse672/
Boubs672/
Boobs672/
Bowch672/
Bawsh671/
Bawhs671/
Boefs671/
Bofsh671/
Bowce671/
Bodfs671/
Buwsh671/
Boffs670/
Bofst670/
Bovse670/
Buovs670/

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