Candow Surname

641,055th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 474 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Israel
Highest density in:
Israel

Candow Surname Definition:

Probably local. There was a Candow Park in Aberdeenshire, c. 1450 (REA., I, p. 246). Hardly likely, I think, at least in every case, to be from Gaelic ceann dubh, 'black head.' All the references are to Angus and neighborhood. Tazour Candow, tenant of Wester Dnumme, 1474 (Cupar-Angus, I, p.

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Candow Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Israel1481:57,8227,414
United States1431:2,534,678154,329
Canada1351:272,93025,634
England171:3,277,533109,658
Sweden151:656,45048,545
Australia51:5,399,140162,351
South Africa41:13,544,426222,367
Wales41:773,63329,106
Scotland31:1,784,60641,943
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland181:207,9567,652
England121:2,031,28160,933
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:16,739,561595,711

Candow Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Probably local. There was a Candow Park in Aberdeenshire, c. 1450 (REA., I, p. 246). Hardly likely, I think, at least in every case, to be from Gaelic ceann dubh, 'black head.' All the references are to Angus and neighborhood. Tazour Candow, tenant of Wester Dnumme, 1474 (Cupar-Angus, I, p. 197). Robert Kendo or Kendow, merchant, Dundee died 1606 (Wedd., p. 113), James Kendow, heir of Robert Kendow, merchant burgess of Dundee, 1621 (Inquis., 982). Robert Kendo, burgess of Dundee, 1622 (Brechin).

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

Candow Last Name Facts

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

The surname Candow is borne by more people in Israel than any other country/territory. It can also be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Candow? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 641,055th most commonly occurring last name on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 15,374,569 people. This surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 59 percent of Candow are found; 59 percent are found in North America and 59 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

The surname Candow is most common in Israel, where it is borne by 148 people, or 1 in 57,822. In Israel it is most common in: Tel Aviv District, where 45 percent live, Central District, where 36 percent live and Southern District, where 11 percent live. Other than Israel this last name occurs in 8 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 30 percent live and Canada, where 28 percent live.

Candow Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Candow has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Candow last name grew 4,767 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 142 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it declined 83 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Candow Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Candow surname are 32.88% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 86.11% being registered with the political party.

The amount Candow earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 6.64% less than the national average, earning $40,286 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.72% less than the national average, earning $49,327 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Chandow921/
Scandow920/
Sandow835,412/
Kandow83952/
Jandow8314/
Candov834/
Condow831/
Canduw831/
Zandow830/
Kandouw77774/
Kandowa77441/
Kandowe77142/
Candoff7719/
Candova7716/
Sandhow773/
Condowa771/
Khandow771/
Chandov771/
Kahndow771/
Saindow770/
Kaindowa7195/
Chandova711/
Khandowa711/
Kandowhe711/
Sandov67791/
Kandov67329/
Kandaw6781/
Candab6779/
Kondow6778/
Candub6760/
Jandov6752/
Sandaw6746/
Sandof6738/
Zandov6726/
Candav6716/
Jandaw6711/
Sondow679/
Jamdow671/
Čandov671/
Ćandov671/
Kamdow671/
Kandof671/
Kanduw671/
Canduv671/

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