Clowes Surname

83,869th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,767 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Clowes 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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Clowes Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England3,4481:16,1602,345
United States9431:384,36833,876
Australia5751:46,9495,871
Canada3241:113,72112,112
South Africa1301:416,75236,221
Scotland1151:46,5554,133
Wales891:34,7703,467
Cyprus131:68,0677,075
France121:5,535,227269,324
New Zealand121:377,36028,765
Northern Ireland111:167,7318,683
United Arab Emirates111:832,93427,512
Jamaica111:260,9046,695
Thailand91:7,848,705447,191
Spain81:5,844,00486,878
Guyana71:108,8897,175
Zimbabwe71:2,205,46397,905
Papua New Guinea61:1,358,953118,663
Poland41:9,502,187181,606
Denmark41:1,411,17960,800
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
Tanzania31:17,647,204107,932
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Suriname11:552,6169,664
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Saint Lucia11:178,7813,800
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1,6411:14,8542,211
Scotland211:178,2486,976
Wales71:224,0598,079
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1901:264,30921,644

Clowes (13) may also be a first name.

Clowes 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

Genit., or pl., of Clow(e = Clough, q.v.

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

A form of Close.

The Norman People (1874)

Diminutive of Niklaus; from the French, Kids; from the Danish, Kloos, Klose; from the Flemish, Cloes, Close; from the Dutch, (Klous; from the German, Klaus, Klaas, Klaws, Klos, Klose; a personal name.

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

Clowes Last Name Facts

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

Clowes occurs more in England more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Clowes? popularity and diffusion

The surname Clowes is the 83,869th most widespread last name throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 1,263,663 people. This surname is mostly found in Europe, where 64 percent of Clowes reside; 64 percent reside in Northern Europe and 64 percent reside in British Isles. Clowes is also the 3,159,357th most commonly occurring first name on earth, borne by 13 people.

Clowes is most prevalent in England, where it is held by 3,448 people, or 1 in 16,160. In England it is primarily concentrated in: Staffordshire, where 28 percent are found, Cheshire, where 12 percent are found and Greater Manchester, where 7 percent are found. Besides England this last name occurs in 40 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 16 percent are found and Australia, where 10 percent are found.

Clowes Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Clowes has changed over time. In England the number of people bearing the Clowes surname rose 210 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it rose 496 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Scotland it rose 548 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it rose 1,271 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Clowes Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Clowes surname is chiefly Anglican (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Clowes surname are 1.34% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 51.89% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Clowes earn in different countries varies somewhat. In South Africa they earn 16.96% more than the national average, earning R 277,944 per year; in United States they earn 6.6% more than the national average, earning $45,998 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.53% more than the national average, earning $50,938 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Cloes911,107/
Clobes83838/
Cloves83278/
Cloyes83234/
Clowez83206/
Cloues8357/
Clawes8333/
Clowis830/
Cloess830/
Cloies830/
Clawges77278/
Clouwez773/
Cloveus771/
Klowesz771/
Cleoves770/
Clouies770/
Cloyese770/
Claes7323,829/
Kloes73779/
Clees73610/
Clous73596/
Cleys73459/
Cloez73423/
Clues73415/
Cleis73209/
Cleus73166/
Cloys7372/
Cleas7318/
Clies732/
Clyes731/
Clois731/
Cleowice711/
Clouse6710,941/
Clovis674,356/
Kloess67371/
Claves67356/
Clease67246/
Clayes67174/
Cleiss67159/
Clouts67154/
Klobes67126/
Chlous67101/
Klawes6791/
Clabes6759/
Cluess6741/
Kloesz6733/
Clouss6727/
Kloves6726/
Cleous6720/
Cleios6718/
Kloehs6715/
Clouds6713/
Cleisz679/
Claies679/
Cleise678/
Cluves678/
Claess675/
Cleuts675/
Kluwes674/
Cloush674/
Cloise673/
Cluwis672/
Clowezová672/
Clousd672/
Cleyus672/
Clóves672/
Cloyce672/
Cleish672/
Cloice671/
Cleuse671/
Cloust671/
Cleyss671/
Cleius671/
Cleyse671/
Chlees671/
Cleyes671/
Clouys671/
Claues671/
Clouce670/
Cloyds670/
Cleist670/
Cloyse670/
Kloesh670/
Cluies670/
Clobis670/
Cloist670/

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