175.97 ^cm

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

Gowans is most common in The United States. It may occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

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

The last name is the 113,418^th most prevalent family name internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,786,601 people. This last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 43 percent of Gowans are found; 43 percent are found in North America and 43 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 3,024,661^st most widely held first name on earth, held by 14 people.

The surname is most frequent in The United States, where it is held by 1,328 people, or 1 in 272,936. In The United States Gowans is most numerous in: Utah, where 19 percent are found, Texas, where 16 percent are found and California, where 8 percent are found. Not including The United States this surname occurs in 33 countries. It is also found in Scotland, where 20 percent are found and England, where 16 percent are found.

Gowans Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The prevalency of Gowans has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Gowans last name expanded 1,218 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Scotland it declined 6 percent between 1881 and 2014; in England it expanded 556 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it declined 87 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Gowans Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious devotion of those holding the surname is chiefly Anglican (63%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Gowans surname are 3.41% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 50.18% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Gowans earn in different countries varies significantly. In South Africa they earn 25.94% less than the national average, earning R 175,992 per year; in United States they earn 3.51% more than the national average, earning $44,664 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.6% more than the national average, earning $52,964 CAD per year.