Gown Surname

1,581,912th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 129 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Australia
Highest density in:
Australia

Gown Surname Definition:

A contraction of Gowan.

Gown Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Australia661:409,02632,879
United States171:21,321,114641,998
Nigeria131:13,626,366237,812
Malaysia121:2,457,85295,442
England61:9,286,343223,652
Pakistan21:89,321,942157,560
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
South Korea21:25,620,1284,175
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
France11:66,422,722504,397
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland51:885,97323,404
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England601:406,25624,311
Scotland21:1,871,60827,884
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States571:881,03053,642

Gown (47) may also be a first name.

Gown Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

A contraction of Gowan.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

For Gowan, from Gael, gobhainn, a blacksmith.

Ludus Patronymicus (1868) by Richard Stephen Charnock

Contracted from Mac-an-Gabhain, 'The Smith’s Son'.

The smith in olden times was a very important person­age, as being the maker of armour and weapons, and since this trade, like others in that day, descended from father to son, its designation would soon become used as a surname.

'Maelbrighde Mac-an-Ghobhann', a.d. 1061.

Henry Gawen was 'Atturney' in 1517.

Manx Names (1890) by Arthur William Moore

Gown Last Name Facts

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

The surname Gown is held by more people in Australia than any other country or territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gown? popularity and diffusion

The surname Gown is the 1,581,912th most frequently used surname worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 56,492,604 people. Gown is primarily found in Oceania, where 51 percent of Gown live; 51 percent live in Australasia and 51 percent live in Australia and New Zealand. It is also the 1,467,136th most commonly held first name globally. It is borne by 47 people.

This surname is most commonly used in Australia, where it is borne by 66 people, or 1 in 409,026. In Australia Gown is most prevalent in: New South Wales, where 83 percent are found, Victoria, where 14 percent are found and Queensland, where 2 percent are found. Not including Australia this last name occurs in 15 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 13 percent are found and Nigeria, where 10 percent are found.

Gown Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Gown has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname declined 70 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it declined 90 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Gown Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the last name is principally Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

Gown earn significantly more than the average income. In United States they earn 28.17% more than the national average, earning $55,306 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gowen896,688/
Gowin894,280/
Gowne8925/
Gowng8914/
Gownd899/
Cgown892/
Gouwn891/
Gownn891/
Ghown891/
Gouwyn8048/
Goowin8038/
Gouwen8035/
Gowien8012/
Gowaen801/
Goween801/
Goswen800/
Gawn75624/
Govn755/
Guwn752/
Gewn752/
Gobn751/
Gouwina731/
Gosswin731/
Goswing731/
Gobin6714,136/
Gawin673,957/
Gawne671,581/
Goben671,370/
Gewin67351/
Gobyn67120/
Guwin6752/
Guwen6730/
Gewen6721/
Ngawn6715/
Gobén677/
Govnd674/
Ghobn672/
Gowinová672/
Gosswint671/
Gochwend671/
Gewwn671/
Gosswinn671/
Gowiń671/
Güwen671/
Gauwn670/
Gochwind670/

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