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

Dower is more commonly found in The United States than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Dower click here.

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

This last name is the 109,213^th most commonly held family name worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 1,709,889 people. The last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 46 percent of Dower reside; 45 percent reside in North America and 45 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Dower is also the 804,402^nd most common given name at a global level. It is borne by 133 people.

Dower is most widely held in The United States, where it is held by 2,041 people, or 1 in 177,589. In The United States it is primarily found in: Maryland, where 16 percent reside, New York, where 7 percent reside and Massachusetts, where 7 percent reside. Not including The United States Dower exists in 35 countries. It also occurs in England, where 17 percent reside and Australia, where 16 percent reside.

Dower Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The prevalency of Dower has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Dower surname grew 353 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 221 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it contracted 46 percent between 1901 and 2014; in Wales it grew 875 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it grew 242 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Dower Last Name Statistics ^demography

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

In The United States those holding the Dower surname are 0.6% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 53.83% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Dower earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 96.42% more than the national average, earning R 466,776 per year; in United States they earn 1.67% more than the national average, earning $43,869 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.67% more than the national average, earning $52,996 CAD per year.