Fowell Surname

248,464th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,599 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Saint Lucia

Fowell Surname Definition:

= Fowle, q.v.

Grehoundes he hadde, as swift as fowel in flight.—Chaucer, Cant. Tales, A 190.

Fowell Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England9851:56,5676,838
United States2351:1,542,378104,414
New Zealand941:48,1747,829
Canada921:400,49635,373
Australia761:355,20729,862
Scotland271:198,29010,618
Saint Lucia271:6,622814
Northern Ireland221:83,8655,605
Wales121:257,87814,969
Germany91:8,945,051266,530
Tanzania41:13,235,40384,310
South Africa31:18,059,235248,362
France21:33,211,361423,184
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Barbados11:287,4482,772
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England4551:53,5726,432
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States431:1,167,87666,381

Fowell (11) may also be a first name.

Fowell Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

= Fowle, q.v.

Grehoundes he hadde, as swift as fowel in flight.—Chaucer, Cant. Tales, A 190.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

A bird of any species. Le Fowle. H.R.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Fauel, or Fauvel. John, Robert, Hugh, Geoffry de Fauvel of Normandy, 1180-95 (Magni Rotuli Scaccarii Normanniae). William Fauvel held from Oliver de Tracy, Devon, 1165 (Lib. Niger). The name changed to Fauel, Fouel, Voghill, Vowell, and Fowell; the family was seated at Bolterscombe, Devon, and from it descended the Baronets Fowell and the Vowells, ancestors of 'Judicious Hooker.’

The Norman People (1874)

From the French, Fauvel, Vauvelle; a personal name.

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

Fowell: deduces from Fauvel or Vauvelle in Normandy.

Family Names And Their Story (1913) by Sabine Baring-Gould

Fowell Last Name Facts

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

The surname Fowell is most common in England. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Fowell click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Fowell? popularity and diffusion

The last name Fowell is the 248,464th most commonly occurring family name globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 4,557,565 people. This surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 66 percent of Fowell are found; 66 percent are found in Northern Europe and 65 percent are found in British Isles. Fowell is also the 3,487,849th most prevalent first name in the world. It is borne by 11 people.

This last name is most widespread in England, where it is held by 985 people, or 1 in 56,567. In England Fowell is most numerous in: Staffordshire, where 27 percent live, Greater London, where 9 percent live and Leicestershire, where 6 percent live. Apart from England it exists in 22 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 15 percent live and New Zealand, where 6 percent live.

Fowell Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Fowell has changed over time. In England the number of people who held the Fowell surname grew 216 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it grew 547 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Fowell Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Fowell surname are 5.59% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 58.82% registered with the party.

The amount Fowell earn in different countries varies somewhat. In South Africa they earn 13.47% less than the national average, earning R 205,632 per year; in United States they earn 2.09% less than the national average, earning $42,248 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.61% less than the national average, earning $47,395 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Foiwell921/
Foywell920/
Foell911,101/
Fowel9145/
Fowll910/
Vowell833,678/
Fawell83671/
Fuwell8399/
Fobell8368/
Fovell8320/
Fowlle830/
Fowl80197/
Foel8066/
Fovelle77215/
Phowell7730/
Vowiell7719/
Foitell7713/
Fauwell770/
Foggell770/
Fowille770/
Fousell770/
Voywell770/
Fuswell770/
Fewhell770/
Feuwell770/
Fowle732,754/
Fuell73615/
Foehl73278/
Fobel73193/
Vowel73144/
Fovel73122/
Feill7390/
Fawel7352/
Fiell7342/
Foyel7330/
Feell7322/
Foull7319/
Fojel7316/
Foill7312/
Fouel737/
Feull731/
Foyll731/
Feyll731/
Fuwel731/
Faell731/
Fowhl730/
Feall730/
Foussell7112/
Fusswell710/
Favell671,405/
Fogiel67921/
Foutel67723/
Foisel67184/
Feille67106/
Fousel6796/
Feuell6735/
Foulle6728/
Foihel6718/
Faouel6717/
Fuiell6713/
Fabell678/
Fägell677/
Foußel676/
Fevell675/
Fayell674/
Pfuell674/
Fawele674/
Vovell673/
Foitel673/
Pfeill673/
Feulle673/
Foojel673/
Fojtel672/
Fowlet672/
Foggel672/
Feyall672/
Foucel672/
Fauell671/
Feuill671/
Feylle671/
Faiell671/
Fobeal671/
Feiell671/
Fhovel671/
Foysel671/
Foyele671/
Foiele671/
Faweel671/
Fayoll671/
Foubel670/
Fhiell670/
Vouell670/
Fevill670/
Foyall670/

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