Clow Surname
Approximately 7,290 people bear this surname
Clow Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'at the clough,' which see. North English clow; compare enough and enow. With the patronymic Clowes, compare Brooks for Brook, Sykes for Syke, Holmes for Holme, Styles for Style, &c. No doubt it is the genitival form, as in Williams, Jones, Jennings, &c.
Read More About This SurnameClow Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 3,909 | 1:92,724 | 10,415 |
| Canada | 1,343 | 1:27,435 | 3,644 |
| England | 1,186 | 1:46,980 | 5,906 |
| Australia | 306 | 1:88,221 | 10,161 |
| Scotland | 226 | 1:23,689 | 2,638 |
| New Zealand | 174 | 1:26,025 | 4,563 |
| South Africa | 44 | 1:1,231,311 | 69,478 |
| Wales | 22 | 1:140,661 | 10,115 |
| Thailand | 17 | 1:4,155,197 | 336,594 |
| Northern Ireland | 14 | 1:131,788 | 7,342 |
| Germany | 6 | 1:13,417,576 | 340,600 |
| China | 5 | 1:273,464,313 | 13,838 |
| Russia | 3 | 1:48,041,019 | 639,186 |
| Brazil | 3 | 1:71,358,111 | 770,017 |
| Honduras | 2 | 1:4,408,221 | 7,709 |
| Mexico | 2 | 1:62,063,102 | 83,384 |
| Argentina | 2 | 1:21,371,707 | 253,176 |
| Philippines | 2 | 1:50,619,112 | 341,003 |
| Italy | 2 | 1:30,578,344 | 160,757 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Bangladesh | 1 | 1:159,356,773 | 26,077 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Georgia | 1 | 1:3,745,545 | 47,852 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Malawi | 1 | 1:17,119,109 | 34,144 |
| Jersey | 1 | 1:99,202 | 6,620 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 25 | 1:177,195 | 8,871 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 610 | 1:39,960 | 5,082 |
| Scotland | 290 | 1:12,908 | 1,523 |
| Wales | 5 | 1:313,683 | 10,604 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1,224 | 1:41,028 | 4,811 |
Clow (20) may also be a first name.
Clow Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'at the clough,' which see. North English clow; compare enough and enow. With the patronymic Clowes, compare Brooks for Brook, Sykes for Syke, Holmes for Holme, Styles for Style, &c. No doubt it is the genitival form, as in Williams, Jones, Jennings, &c. Middle English clow, or clough. 'Sende him to seche in clif and clow': Cursor Mundi, Trin. MS. (v. Clough, Skeat's Dict.).
Willelmus de Clowe, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.
Edward Clowes, of Northwich, 1649: Wills at Chester.
Richard Clowes, of Whiteley, yeoman, 1645: ibid.
1595. William Gregory and Joan Clowes: Marriage Lic. (London).
1725. Married — James Finch and Diana Clews: St. George, Hanover Square.
Of local origin from the small place of the name in the parish of Dunning, Perthshire. Lawrence Clow was witness in Perth 1547 (Rollok, 28). Andrew Clow in Pett, parish of Muthill, 1663, and fourteen more of the name from 1610 onward, are recorded in Dunblane Commissariot Record. Andrew Clow, soldier in Edinburgh, 1674 (Edinb. Marr.), Laurence Clow in Gillgrastoune (now Kilgraston), 1687 (Inquis., 6874). John Clow, merchant in Crieff, 1717, and three others of the name are in Dunkeld Commissariot Record. A payment was made to Agnes Clow in Edinburgh, 1736 (Guildry, p. 156), and Jenny Clow in Edinburgh bore a son to Robert Bums the poet. James Claw, burgess of Culross, 1632 (Dunblane), may be another spelling (compare Thaw and Thow).
(English) Dweller at a Hollow or Ravine [Middle English clo(u)gh, Old English *clóh] Adam del Clogh, A.D. 1364.—Lanc. Fines.
The one them hight Adam Bel, The other Clym of the Clough, The thyrd was William of Cloudesly, An archer good ynough.—'Adam Bel, &c.’: Percy's Reliques.
“Valley” in Old English. Compare Afrikaans “Kloof”.
(English) Dweller at a hollow or ravine.
A rock. Anglo-Saxon Halliw. 'Clows,' in Dugdale's Hist, of Imbanking, signify floodgates.
(Anglo—Saxon.) Local. A cliff or cleft in a hill; from Clough, as above.
Clow Demographics
Average Male Clow Height
177.02 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Clow Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Clow Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Clow occurs most in The United States. It may be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Clow? popularity and diffusion
The last name Clow is the 68,156th most numerous last name on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 999,663 people. This last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 69 percent of Clow are found; 68 percent are found in North America and 68 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Clow is also the 2,446,817th most frequent first name worldwide, held by 20 people.
The last name is most frequently used in The United States, where it is held by 3,909 people, or 1 in 92,724. In The United States Clow is primarily concentrated in: California, where 14 percent reside, Illinois, where 8 percent reside and Texas, where 5 percent reside. Apart from The United States this surname is found in 40 countries. It is also found in Canada, where 18 percent reside and England, where 16 percent reside.
Clow Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Clow has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Clow last name rose 319 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 194 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it contracted 22 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it rose 440 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it contracted 96 percent between 1901 and 2014.
Clow Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the Clow surname is principally Presbyterian (92%) in Ireland.
In The United States those holding the Clow surname are 8.8% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 55.57% registered to vote for the party.
The amount Clow earn in different countries varies notably. In South Africa they earn 17.18% less than the national average, earning R 196,800 per year; in United States they earn 5.13% more than the national average, earning $45,361 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.05% less than the national average, earning $47,174 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Clowe | 89 | 727 | / |
| Clowa | 89 | 59 | / |
| Clouw | 89 | 34 | / |
| Clows | 89 | 29 | / |
| Chlow | 89 | 8 | / |
| Cluow | 89 | 3 | / |
| Clowch | 80 | 2 | / |
| Cillow | 80 | 2 | / |
| Claw | 75 | 525 | / |
| Klow | 75 | 112 | / |
| Clob | 75 | 69 | / |
| Clov | 75 | 5 | / |
| Zlow | 75 | 1 | / |
| Clof | 75 | 1 | / |
| Cluw | 75 | 1 | / |
| Chillow | 73 | 14 | / |
| Chellow | 73 | 13 | / |
| Clauw | 67 | 929 | / |
| Klouw | 67 | 214 | / |
| Klowe | 67 | 119 | / |
| Klowa | 67 | 62 | / |
| Cloff | 67 | 51 | / |
| Kloow | 67 | 37 | / |
| Clova | 67 | 36 | / |
| Cloof | 67 | 35 | / |
| Chlov | 67 | 34 | / |
| Cloft | 67 | 29 | / |
| Chlob | 67 | 13 | / |
| Klows | 67 | 12 | / |
| Cleof | 67 | 9 | / |
| Clofe | 67 | 6 | / |
| Cloov | 67 | 5 | / |
| Cloub | 67 | 3 | / |
| Cloob | 67 | 3 | / |
| Cloyf | 67 | 2 | / |
| Clawe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Clopf | 67 | 1 | / |
| Clovs | 67 | 1 | / |
| Clouv | 67 | 1 | / |
| Qlowa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Cleov | 67 | 1 | / |
| Cslaw | 67 | 1 | / |
| Clouf | 67 | 1 | / |
| Clawh | 67 | 0 | / |
| Cliob | 67 | 0 | / |
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