Bowsie Surname

2,979,664th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 43 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Northern Ireland
Highest density in:
Northern Ireland

Bowsie Surname Definition:

A surname of local origin from Balhousie in Fife, which appears in seventeenth-century record as Bowsie and Bousay, still the local pronunciation of the place name. The surname was mainly localized in Fife. 'Sir' John Bousie who claimed the chaplaincy of the Trinity of Dysart in 1566 (Dysart, p.

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Bowsie Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Northern Ireland271:68,3354,994
England131:4,286,005132,302
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland121:311,9359,798
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

Bowsie Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

A surname of local origin from Balhousie in Fife, which appears in seventeenth-century record as Bowsie and Bousay, still the local pronunciation of the place name. The surname was mainly localized in Fife. 'Sir' John Bousie who claimed the chaplaincy of the Trinity of Dysart in 1566 (Dysart, p. 33) is probably the Sir John Bowsie who was "chargit to produce his richt of the chaplancie of Ouchtarogill" in 1580 (Soltre, p. 236), and the Sir John Bowsie, hospitaller and master of the Hospital of Holy Trinity, Edinburgh, in 1584 (ibid., p. 152). Thomas Bousa, witness in Brechin, 1556 (Laing, 648) may be Thomas Bowsye who was notary public in St. Andrews diocese in 1567 (Laing, 816), and David Bowsie was commissioner to parliament for Crail in 1579 (APS., III, p. 128a). William Bowsie, burgess of Crail, was deprived of the office of bailie in 1567 (RPC., I, p. 578), John Bowsy was a resident there in 1587 (RPC., IV, p. 244), Thomas Bowsie is recorded in Aithray in the parish of Logie in 1615 (Stirling), and Katharine Bousie in Athelstanford, 1688 (Torphichen). Bousy 1567, Bowzie 1657: Bowse, Buse.

The Surnames of Scotland (1946) by George Fraser Black (1866-1948)

Bowsie Last Name Facts

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

The surname Bowsie is found in Northern Ireland more than any other country or territory. It may also be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Bowsie click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Bowsie? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 2,979,664th most frequently held family name worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 169,477,812 people. The last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 93 percent of Bowsie are found; 93 percent are found in Northern Europe and 93 percent are found in British Isles.

The last name Bowsie is most frequently occurring in Northern Ireland, where it is held by 27 people, or 1 in 68,335. In Northern Ireland Bowsie is most numerous in: Ulster, where 100 percent are found. Besides Northern Ireland it exists in 4 countries. It is also common in England, where 30 percent are found and Australia, where 2 percent are found.

Bowsie Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Bowsie has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Bowsie last name contracted 50 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Bowsie Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Bowsie surname is predominantly Presbyterian (100%) in Ireland.

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Bowzie830/
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Bowscer776/
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Bowszer771/
Bowseer770/
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Bowji7310/
Bowge739/
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Bobsi733/
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Buwse732/
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Bewsi731/
Bowje731/
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Bovse730/
Bowsy730/
Bowdziej715/
Bawshier711/
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Bowsza6771/
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Bowsha676/
Bowcer673/
Bobzie672/
Bowzes672/
Bowger671/
Bowjit671/
Bewshi671/
Bawshi671/
Bobsea671/
Boubsi671/
Bovsai671/
Bowche671/
Bouwzi671/
Bowzii671/
Bowzid671/
Bofshe671/
Bobsai671/
Bowsay671/
Bofsoi671/
Bewsse670/
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