Clowser Surname

543,414th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 590 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Northern Ireland

Clowser Surname Definition:

The Scotch clouse is a sluice or mill-dam. Hence Clowser may be "sluice-man"-probably a miller.

Clowser Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4901:739,71257,942
England761:733,13240,828
Australia101:2,699,570109,631
Northern Ireland91:205,0049,958
Canada41:9,211,398321,528
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England871:280,17719,488
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States821:612,42340,920

Clowser Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

The Scotch clouse is a sluice or mill-dam. Hence Clowser may be "sluice-man"-probably a miller.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Clowser Last Name Facts

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

The surname Clowser is found in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Clowser? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 543,414th most frequently used last name world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 12,351,773 people. It is primarily found in The Americas, where 84 percent of Clowser reside; 84 percent reside in North America and 84 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

The surname Clowser is most commonly held in The United States, where it is carried by 490 people, or 1 in 739,712. In The United States Clowser is mostly found in: Virginia, where 20 percent are found, Maryland, where 10 percent are found and West Virginia, where 9 percent are found. Aside from The United States this last name is found in 5 countries. It also occurs in England, where 13 percent are found and Australia, where 2 percent are found.

Clowser Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Clowser has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Clowser surname increased 598 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it decreased 13 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Clowser Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Clowser surname are 31.3% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 78.07% being registered with the party.

The amount Clowser earn in different countries varies significantly. In United States they earn 3.17% more than the national average, earning $44,517 USD per year and in Canada they earn 38% more than the national average, earning $68,562 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Clowsser931/
Clowse9210/
Clawser8681/
Clovser861/
Clowger860/
Clowce771/
Clovse771/
Schlofser753/
Clawsey7126/
Clawsie7119/
Clavser711/
Slawser710/
Klouwsee671/
Schlasfser590/
Klawsee571/
Klavser571/
Klöbser571/
Klotvsche501/

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