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Where Does The Last Name Dowell Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

Dowell is most common in The United States. It can also be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Dowell? ^{popularity and diffusion}

It is the 20,568^th most frequently used last name on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 274,133 people. The last name Dowell occurs mostly in The Americas, where 79 percent of Dowell reside; 78 percent reside in North America and 78 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Dowell is also the 256,678^th most widespread first name globally, borne by 985 people.

It is most numerous in The United States, where it is borne by 20,222 people, or 1 in 17,924. In The United States Dowell is most numerous in: Texas, where 10 percent are found, Missouri, where 8 percent are found and California, where 7 percent are found. Excluding The United States it is found in 61 countries. It also occurs in England, where 9 percent are found and Australia, where 7 percent are found.

Dowell Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The frequency of Dowell has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name expanded 856 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 201 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it expanded 166 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it expanded 138 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it decreased 85 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Dowell Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious adherence of those holding the surname is chiefly Anglican (48%) in Ireland.

In The United States Dowell are 16.53% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 63.3% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Dowell earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 55.71% more than the national average, earning R 370,020 per year; in United States they earn 5.27% less than the national average, earning $40,876 USD per year and in Canada they earn 8.82% more than the national average, earning $54,063 CAD per year.