Mowbry Surname

7,117,718th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
New Zealand

Mowbry Surname Definition:

A Norman name: Moutbray; a local name Maubray, local name, Belgium.

Mowbry Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
England11:55,718,059489,080
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland51:885,97323,404
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England31:8,125,123158,686
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States471:1,068,48362,061

Mowbry Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

A Norman name: Moutbray; a local name Maubray, local name, Belgium.

British Family Names (1894) by Henry Barber

Mowbry Last Name Facts

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

The last name Mowbry occurs in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mowbry? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 7,117,718th most commonly used last name in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. The last name is mostly found in The Americas, where 71 percent of Mowbry are found; 71 percent are found in North America and 71 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

The last name Mowbry is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is borne by 5 people, or 1 in 72,491,787. In The United States it is primarily found in: Alabama, where 80 percent are found and Virginia, where 20 percent are found. Not including The United States it is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in England, where 14 percent are found and New Zealand, where 14 percent are found.

Mowbry Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Mowbry has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Mowbry surname decreased 89 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it decreased 67 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Mowbry Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the surname is primarily Anglican (80%) in Ireland.

Mowbry earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 7.59% less than the national average, earning $39,875 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mowbray927,183/
Mowbrey9248/
Mowbra831/
Mawbry830/
Mawbray772/
Mewbray770/
Mawbrey770/
Mewbrey770/
Mawbri671/
Mabbry670/
Mabbrey620/

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