Callow Surname
Approximately 6,915 people bear this surname
Callow Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from a nickname. 'the callow' (Middle English calewe), said of unfledged birds, and applied as a sobriquet; compare Suckling. Probably it was a nickname for a bald-headed man; compare Ballard.
John le Calewe, Somerset, 1 Edward III: Kirby's Quest.
Read More About This SurnameCallow Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 3,039 | 1:18,334 | 2,618 |
| United States | 1,727 | 1:209,878 | 20,531 |
| Australia | 924 | 1:29,216 | 3,938 |
| Canada | 349 | 1:105,575 | 11,383 |
| Isle of Man | 239 | 1:359 | 25 |
| Wales | 209 | 1:14,806 | 1,619 |
| New Zealand | 90 | 1:50,315 | 8,125 |
| Scotland | 84 | 1:63,736 | 5,100 |
| South Africa | 65 | 1:833,503 | 55,653 |
| Northern Ireland | 48 | 1:38,438 | 3,628 |
| Thailand | 30 | 1:2,354,612 | 261,046 |
| Spain | 16 | 1:2,922,002 | 63,384 |
| Ireland | 15 | 1:313,929 | 10,911 |
| Singapore | 13 | 1:423,669 | 18,211 |
| Qatar | 12 | 1:196,500 | 26,891 |
| France | 11 | 1:6,038,429 | 280,838 |
| Malaysia | 5 | 1:5,898,845 | 196,803 |
| Norway | 5 | 1:1,028,457 | 61,363 |
| United Arab Emirates | 3 | 1:3,054,091 | 90,853 |
| Jersey | 3 | 1:33,067 | 4,675 |
| Costa Rica | 3 | 1:1,593,356 | 8,177 |
| Poland | 2 | 1:19,004,374 | 199,659 |
| Sweden | 2 | 1:4,923,378 | 241,212 |
| Greece | 2 | 1:5,539,895 | 129,142 |
| Zimbabwe | 2 | 1:7,719,120 | 118,432 |
| Netherlands | 2 | 1:8,443,588 | 136,641 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Cayman Islands | 1 | 1:63,893 | 2,384 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Togo | 1 | 1:7,247,768 | 12,049 |
| Taiwan | 1 | 1:23,444,746 | 93,622 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Mauritius | 1 | 1:1,293,417 | 16,552 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Jamaica | 1 | 1:2,869,947 | 13,896 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 13 | 1:340,759 | 12,983 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 1,351 | 1:18,042 | 2,606 |
| Isle of Man | 474 | 1:114 | 22 |
| Wales | 20 | 1:78,421 | 3,652 |
| Scotland | 12 | 1:311,935 | 9,798 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 268 | 1:187,383 | 16,555 |
Callow (10) may also be a first name.
Callow Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from a nickname. 'the callow' (Middle English calewe), said of unfledged birds, and applied as a sobriquet; compare Suckling. Probably it was a nickname for a bald-headed man; compare Ballard.
John le Calewe, Somerset, 1 Edward III: Kirby's Quest.
Gilbert Calwe, Somerset, 1 Edward III: ibid.
Walter Calwe, Somerset, 1 Edward III: ibid.
1660. Edward Barnaby and Susan Callow: Marriage Alleg. (Canterbury).
1756. Buried — Sarah Callow: St. Peter, Cornhill.
(English) 1 Bald [Middle English calewe, Old English calo] Richard Calewe.—Parl. Writs.
2 belonging to Callow = prob. the Bald or Bare Hill [Old English calo, bald + hlœw, a hill]
Places in cos. Hereford and Derby.
Contracted from Mac Calbach, 'Calbach’s Son.' Calbach is pronounced Calwagh, which is easily softened into Callow. It seems to mean 'bald, ' cognate with the Latin calvus, a word which was adopted into the Teutonic languages at an early date, so that we have old English calugh, calewe, Anglo-Saxon calu, 'bald.' Milton speaks of 'callow young, ' 'callow' here referring to the condition of the young unfledged bird. 'Richard 1e Calewe’ is in the Parliamentary writs for a.d. 1313. Allow and Aloe are met with as Christian names in the Isle of Man till the middle of the seventeenth century, and as surnames till the middle of the sixteenth century, which points to the possibility of another derivation.
From Calot or Galot. Raymond, Peter, and Eustace Calot or Galot occur in Normandy, 12th and 18th cent.
A location name in Worcestershire.
Callow Demographics
Average Callow Salary in
United States
$46,746 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Callow Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Callow Come From? nationality or country of origin
Callow is found in England more than any other country or territory. It may also appear as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Callow? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 71,404th most common family name throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 1,053,875 people. It is predominantly found in Europe, where 53 percent of Callow live; 53 percent live in Northern Europe and 53 percent live in British Isles. It is also the 3,684,242nd most widespread first name world-wide, borne by 10 people.
Callow is most commonly used in England, where it is held by 3,039 people, or 1 in 18,334. In England Callow is primarily concentrated in: Greater London, where 13 percent are found, West Midlands, where 7 percent are found and Somerset, where 7 percent are found. Outside of England this surname occurs in 40 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 25 percent are found and Australia, where 13 percent are found.
Callow Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Callow has changed over time. In England the number of people who held the Callow last name expanded 225 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it expanded 644 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Wales it expanded 1,045 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it expanded 700 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it expanded 115 percent between 1901 and 2014.
Callow Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the last name is chiefly Catholic (77%) in Ireland.
In The United States those bearing the Callow surname are 12.65% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 59.42% registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Callow earn in different countries varies significantly. In Norway they earn 19.99% less than the national average, earning 276,884 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 20.87% less than the national average, earning R 188,052 per year; in United States they earn 8.34% more than the national average, earning $46,746 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.2% more than the national average, earning $51,769 CAD per year.
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