Clowe Surname

463,668th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 727 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Canada

Clowe 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.

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Clowe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4161:871,29666,093
Canada1711:215,47120,813
England921:605,63136,119
Scotland231:232,77511,829
Australia141:1,928,26488,951
New Zealand81:566,04034,598
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland31:1,476,62229,385
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England921:264,95018,810
Scotland241:155,9676,425
Jersey21:25,9413,069
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States601:836,97851,589

Clowe (42) may also be a first name.

Clowe 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.

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

(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.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(Anglo—Saxon.) Local. A cliff or cleft in a hill; from Clough, as above.

An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names (1857) by William Arthur

Clowe Last Name Facts

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

The surname Clowe is most common in The United States. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Clowe? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 463,668th most commonly held last name in the world It is held by around 1 in 10,024,135 people. The last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 60 percent of Clowe are found; 60 percent are found in North America and 60 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Clowe is also the 1,566,439th most prevalent first name throughout the world. It is borne by 42 people.

Clowe is most prevalent in The United States, where it is held by 416 people, or 1 in 871,296. In The United States it is most frequent in: Georgia, where 9 percent are found, Colorado, where 6 percent are found and Texas, where 6 percent are found. Without taking into account The United States this last name is found in 8 countries. It is also found in Canada, where 24 percent are found and England, where 13 percent are found.

Clowe Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Clowe has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname increased 693 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Scotland it declined 4 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it declined 67 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Clowe Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Clowe last name is chiefly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Clowe surname are 22.85% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 69.62% being registered with the political party.

The amount Clowe earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 10.57% more than the national average, earning $47,708 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.29% less than the national average, earning $49,040 CAD per year.

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Clowez91206/
Clowea911/
Clowey910/
Clow897,290/
Cloe89804/
Clowett834/
Clouwez833/
Clowhey831/
Clove80293/
Chloe80272/
Cloue80168/
Klowe80119/
Clouw8034/
Cloey8028/
Cloye8013/
Cluow803/
Clyoe802/
Zlowe802/
Cloie802/
Clawe801/
Clowy800/
Clover735,984/
Clouet735,558/
Cloves73278/
Cloyes73234/
Cloyed73202/
Clouye73102/
Clovey7362/
Cloues7357/
Clovet7317/
Claoue7316/
Clawey7314/
Cleobe733/
Closue732/
Cloued732/
Cloway731/
Cloyee731/
Klowei731/
Clouey731/
Clouje731/
Clauwe731/
Cluwey730/
Clogie730/
Cloies730/
Cleove730/
Cloueh730/
Chloye730/
Clee672,461/
Clue67900/
Cloy67758/
Kloe67628/
Claw67525/
Cloa67471/
Clou67412/
Cley67348/
Klow67112/
Clei6755/
Clouvet6755/
Kloweit6737/
Cleu6721/
Clea6719/
Killowe6715/
Clie678/
Clae674/
Closway674/
Cloi673/
Clouver672/
Clloway671/
Klowesz671/
Chillhowee671/
Clawhey671/
Clovett671/
Clawiey671/
Qloe671/
Clye671/
Cloujey671/
Clawoey670/
Clouett670/
Clouies670/
Cleover670/
Cloybee670/
Cleoves670/

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