Mawer Surname
Approximately 3,146 people bear this surname
Mawer Surname Definition:
(English) Mower [from Old English máwan, to mow]
Read More About This SurnameMawer Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 1,770 | 1:31,479 | 4,197 |
| Australia | 570 | 1:47,361 | 5,928 |
| United States | 307 | 1:1,180,648 | 84,333 |
| Canada | 210 | 1:175,455 | 17,539 |
| South Africa | 59 | 1:918,266 | 58,838 |
| New Zealand | 48 | 1:94,340 | 12,897 |
| Scotland | 43 | 1:124,507 | 7,876 |
| Wales | 39 | 1:79,347 | 6,699 |
| Poland | 20 | 1:1,900,437 | 96,203 |
| France | 12 | 1:5,535,227 | 269,324 |
| Germany | 12 | 1:6,708,788 | 223,026 |
| India | 10 | 1:76,706,538 | 639,611 |
| Thailand | 10 | 1:7,063,834 | 426,148 |
| Malaysia | 6 | 1:4,915,704 | 170,578 |
| Spain | 5 | 1:9,350,407 | 109,555 |
| Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha | 4 | 1:1,464 | 128 |
| Italy | 2 | 1:30,578,344 | 160,757 |
| Switzerland | 2 | 1:4,106,458 | 122,336 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 1 | 1:1,363,975 | 22,013 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| South Sudan | 1 | 1:11,415,076 | 3,182 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 1 | 1:112,659 | 1,704 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Myanmar | 1 | 1:51,937,985 | 2,166 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Isle of Man | 1 | 1:85,822 | 4,091 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| Bermuda | 1 | 1:65,279 | 3,010 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Northern Ireland | 1 | 1:1,845,036 | 20,648 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 857 | 1:28,443 | 3,853 |
| Scotland | 36 | 1:103,978 | 5,126 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 101 | 1:497,215 | 35,030 |
Mawer (55) may also be a first name.
Mawer Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
(English) Mower [from Old English máwan, to mow]
Mawer was the name of a family that held much property in Winthorpe and in other places in the county 300 years ago (O.). There were Mawers in Ereiston in the reign of Elizabeth (T.).
User-submitted Reference
Mawer in Scotland is from Gaelic maor, meaning a steward. Mawer was later anglicized as Maver and Mavor. The English surname Mawer is unrelated and is an occupational surname meaning 'a mower'.
- paraphrased from Surnames of Scotland (1943) by George F. Black
- cairnMawer Demographics
Average Mawer Salary in
United States
$42,226 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Mawer Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mawer Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Mawer is borne by more people in England than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Mawer? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 141,603rd most frequently held last name in the world It is held by around 1 in 2,316,448 people. This last name is mostly found in Europe, where 61 percent of Mawer are found; 59 percent are found in Northern Europe and 59 percent are found in British Isles. It is also the 1,336,256th most numerous first name at a global level, borne by 55 people.
This last name is most frequently held in England, where it is held by 1,770 people, or 1 in 31,479. In England it is primarily found in: Lincolnshire, where 23 percent are found, East Riding of Yorkshire, where 7 percent are found and North Yorkshire, where 7 percent are found. Excluding England it exists in 34 countries. It is also found in Australia, where 18 percent are found and The United States, where 10 percent are found.
Mawer Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Mawer has changed through the years. In England the number of people bearing the Mawer last name increased 207 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it increased 304 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Scotland it increased 119 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Mawer Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Mawer last name are 22.32% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 69.09% registered to vote for the party.
The amount Mawer earn in different countries varies notably. In South Africa they earn 16.5% more than the national average, earning R 276,852 per year; in United States they earn 2.14% less than the national average, earning $42,226 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.13% less than the national average, earning $47,633 CAD per year.
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Mawer Reference & Research
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Footnotes
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