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 last name Clowe is held by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Clowe? popularity and diffusion

The last name Clowe is the 463,668th most widely held family name world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 10,024,135 people. This surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 60 percent of Clowe reside; 60 percent reside in North America and 60 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 1,566,439th most prevalent given name internationally, borne by 42 people.

This surname is most numerous in The United States, where it is held by 416 people, or 1 in 871,296. In The United States it is most numerous in: Georgia, where 9 percent are found, Colorado, where 6 percent are found and Texas, where 6 percent are found. Aside from The United States this surname 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 incidence of Clowe has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Clowe last name rose 693 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Scotland it fell 4 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it fell 67 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Clowe Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the last name is primarily Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States Clowe are 22.85% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 69.62% being registered to vote for 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.

Phonetically Similar Names

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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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