Calow Surname

294,474th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,296 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Somalia

Calow Surname Definition:

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.

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Calow Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England6221:89,5799,677
Somalia2451:54,9062,420
Canada1121:328,97830,038
Germany911:884,67563,174
United States671:5,409,835270,257
Poland361:1,055,79973,637
Australia351:771,30649,759
Northern Ireland231:80,2195,468
Wales221:140,66110,115
South Africa201:2,708,885106,094
New Zealand51:905,66545,114
Thailand51:14,127,669603,945
Scotland31:1,784,60641,943
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Isle of Man11:85,8224,091
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland71:632,83819,259
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2991:81,5238,725
Isle of Man11:54,2692,077
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States231:2,183,421107,224

The alternate forms: Calów (248) are calculated separately.

Calow Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

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

Calow Last Name Facts

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

Calow has its highest incidence in England. It may be rendered as a variant: Calów. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Calow? popularity and diffusion

The surname Calow is the 294,474th most commonly held family name in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 5,623,106 people. The surname is mostly found in Europe, where 62 percent of Calow live; 52 percent live in Northern Europe and 52 percent live in British Isles.

It is most commonly used in England, where it is held by 622 people, or 1 in 89,579. In England it is most numerous in: Leicestershire, where 28 percent are found, Derbyshire, where 10 percent are found and South Yorkshire, where 7 percent are found. Excluding England it occurs in 21 countries. It also occurs in Somalia, where 19 percent are found and Canada, where 9 percent are found.

Calow Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Calow has changed over time. In England the number of people bearing the Calow last name rose 208 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it rose 291 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Calow Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Calow surname is predominantly Anglican (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Calow surname are 3.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 50% being registered with the party.

The amount Calow earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 15.04% less than the national average, earning 294,023 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 298.63% more than the national average, earning R 947,292 per year; in United States they earn 0.44% more than the national average, earning $43,338 USD per year and in Canada they earn 21.17% more than the national average, earning $60,200 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Calów93248/
Callow916,915/
Chalow9158/
Caylow9130/
Calowa9129/
Calhow911/
Caelow911/
Calowe910/
Calllow8337/
Challow834/
Callowa834/
Calhouw831/
Calossw831/
Chealow831/
Cathlow831/
Chaliow831/
Cattlow830/
Causlow830/
Colow801,095/
Kalow80326/
Calov80231/
Calob80115/
Calof80103/
Calaw8041/
Qalow805/
Caluw802/
Chaillow771/
Tschalow771/
Chalov734,536/
Kalowa734,041/
Kalowe73954/
Kaslow73433/
Kahlow73366/
Caliof7396/
Caloev7369/
Calova7369/
Chalof7361/
Kallow7358/
Cotlow7349/
Collow7339/
Catlaw7338/
Kailow7336/
Cholow7319/
Kaylow7318/
Cialov7314/
Caslaw7311/
Khalow7311/
Calovs7311/
Caliaw7310/
Cealov739/
Callaw738/
Zahlow737/
Zallow736/
Caliov735/
Callob734/
Qaylow734/
Calyaw734/
Caloff734/
Callof732/
Chalob732/
Calawe732/
Kaulow731/
Kalowt731/
Cailov731/
Colowa731/
Coolow731/
Qaloow731/
Qalyow731/
Calofe731/
Calouf731/
Czalów731/
Coloow731/
Qalowa731/
Chaluw731/
Caelaw731/
Coulow730/
Chalova675,170/
Chaloub67507/
Chaloff6746/
Khallow6728/
Callova6727/
Chalouf6712/
Chaloob678/
Chailob677/
Tchalov676/
Chalyov676/
Kathlow674/
Cialova673/
Challov673/
Cahlova673/
Caliova672/
Kalyowe672/
Collows672/
Ckalova672/
Chaliaw672/
Kattlow671/
Cailova671/
Caalova671/
Chollow671/
Chalhob671/
Chaliov671/
Chaylov671/
Coyllow671/
Kaulowa671/
Kailowa671/
Dschailowa671/
Cahalaw671/
Calleuw671/
Callofe671/
Chealov671/
Chalgaw671/
Chailaw671/
Caislaw670/
Keaslow670/
Cottlow670/
Cosllow670/
Cootlow670/

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