Callow Surname

71,404th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6,915 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Isle of Man

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.

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Callow Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England3,0391:18,3342,618
United States1,7271:209,87820,531
Australia9241:29,2163,938
Canada3491:105,57511,383
Isle of Man2391:35925
Wales2091:14,8061,619
New Zealand901:50,3158,125
Scotland841:63,7365,100
South Africa651:833,50355,653
Northern Ireland481:38,4383,628
Thailand301:2,354,612261,046
Spain161:2,922,00263,384
Ireland151:313,92910,911
Singapore131:423,66918,211
Qatar121:196,50026,891
France111:6,038,429280,838
Malaysia51:5,898,845196,803
Norway51:1,028,45761,363
United Arab Emirates31:3,054,09190,853
Jersey31:33,0674,675
Costa Rica31:1,593,3568,177
Poland21:19,004,374199,659
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Greece21:5,539,895129,142
Zimbabwe21:7,719,120118,432
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Cayman Islands11:63,8932,384
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Togo11:7,247,76812,049
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland131:340,75912,983
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1,3511:18,0422,606
Isle of Man4741:11422
Wales201:78,4213,652
Scotland121:311,9359,798
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2681:187,38316,555

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.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

(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]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Places in cos. Hereford and Derby.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

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.

Manx Names (1890) by Arthur William Moore

From Calot or Galot. Raymond, Peter, and Eustace Calot or Galot occur in Normandy, 12th and 18th cent.

The Norman People (1874)

A location name in Worcestershire.

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

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.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Calllow9237/
Challow924/
Callowa924/
Calow911,296/
Chaillow861/
Kallow8358/
Chalow8358/
Collow8339/
Caylow8330/
Calowa8329/
Callaw838/
Zallow836/
Callob834/
Callof832/
Calhow831/
Caelow831/
Calowe830/
Khallow7728/
Callova7727/
Challov773/
Collows772/
Calhouw771/
Calossw771/
Chollow771/
Coyllow771/
Calleuw771/
Callofe771/
Chealow771/
Cathlow771/
Chaliow771/
Cattlow770/
Cosllow770/
Causlow770/
Colow731,095/
Kalow73326/
Calów73248/
Calov73231/
Calob73115/
Calof73103/
Calaw7341/
Qalow735/
Caluw732/
Calliauw71198/
Challouf7166/
Challoub7113/
Callahaw719/
Callhoff717/
Casellaw711/
Tschalow711/
Chalov674,536/
Kalowa674,041/
Kalowe67954/
Kaslow67433/
Kahlow67366/
Callaf67280/
Caliof6796/
Kallov6770/
Caloev6769/
Calova6769/
Chalof6761/
Cotlow6749/
Catlaw6738/
Kailow6736/
Calluf6733/
Kollow6724/
Cholow6719/
Kaylow6718/
Kallof6718/
Collov6715/
Cialov6714/
Caslaw6711/
Khalow6711/
Calovs6711/
Caliaw6710/
Cealov679/
Zahlow677/
Caliov675/
Callab674/
Qaylow674/
Calyaw674/
Caloff674/
Callub673/
Kallaw672/
Chalob672/
Calawe672/
Kaulow671/
Kalowt671/
Cailov671/
Coscellow671/
Collob671/
Colowa671/
Coolow671/
Challoufe671/
Qaloow671/
Qalyow671/
Cailliauw671/
Calofe671/
Calouf671/
Czalów671/
Coloow671/
Qalowa671/
Chaluw671/
Collof671/
Caelaw671/
Challhoub671/
Coulow670/
Cootellow670/

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