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
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Callow Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Callow Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Callow occurs more in England more than any other country or territory. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Callow? popularity and diffusion
Callow is the 71,404th most frequently held surname throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 1,053,875 people. This surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 53 percent of Callow reside; 53 percent reside in Northern Europe and 53 percent reside in British Isles. Callow is also the 3,684,242nd most frequently occurring first name globally It is held by 10 people.
The last name Callow is most widely held in England, where it is held by 3,039 people, or 1 in 18,334. In England Callow is primarily found in: Greater London, where 13 percent live, West Midlands, where 7 percent live and Somerset, where 7 percent live. Besides England it is found in 40 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 25 percent live and Australia, where 13 percent live.
Callow Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Callow has changed over time. In England the number of people who held the Callow surname increased 225 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it increased 644 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Wales it increased 1,045 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it increased 700 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it increased 115 percent between 1901 and 2014.
Callow Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the surname is chiefly Catholic (77%) in Ireland.
In The United States Callow are 12.65% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 59.42% registered with the 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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