Mower Surname

76,554th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6,400 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
England

Mower Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from an occupation. 'the mower.' one who cuts grass, commonly found in the North of England as Mawer, which see.

Roger le Mower, Pardons Roll, 6 Ric.

Thomas Mower, Close Rolls, 31 Henry VI.

1551.

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Mower Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4,4391:81,6539,286
England1,3231:42,1155,386
Australia2851:94,72210,787
South Africa1391:389,76834,651
New Zealand681:66,59310,133
Canada431:856,87466,382
Philippines241:4,218,259160,165
Scotland181:297,43413,849
Wales171:182,03112,022
United Arab Emirates61:1,527,04651,993
Brazil41:53,518,583632,670
Sudan41:9,377,5498,207
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
Taiwan21:11,722,37363,559
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Papua New Guinea21:4,076,858165,791
France11:66,422,722504,397
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Bosnia and Herzegovina11:3,536,40219,532
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
Curaçao11:157,2471,313
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Isle of Man11:85,8224,091
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Jersey11:99,2026,620
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland51:885,97323,404
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England7101:34,3324,499
Wales91:174,2686,522
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,3711:36,6294,342

Mower (29) may also be a first name.

Mower Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from an occupation. 'the mower.' one who cuts grass, commonly found in the North of England as Mawer, which see.

Roger le Mower, Pardons Roll, 6 Ric.

Thomas Mower, Close Rolls, 31 Henry VI.

1551. Buried — Cristabell Mowre: St. James, Clerkenwell.

1659. Married — Daniell Mower and Sarah Powle: St. Dionis Backchurch.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

The occupation. An Anglo-Saxon, soon after the Norman Conquest, acquired this name (Leofric the Mower) from his having overcome twenty men with a scythe. Wright's Essays.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Mower Last Name Facts

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

The surname Mower is found most in The United States. It may also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of Mower.

How Common Is The Last Name Mower? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 76,554th most commonly used surname in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 1,138,679 people. The surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 65 percent of Mower reside; 65 percent reside in North America and 65 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Mower is also the 1,951,561st most frequently used first name at a global level, held by 29 people.

Mower is most numerous in The United States, where it is held by 4,439 people, or 1 in 81,653. In The United States it is most numerous in: Utah, where 23 percent reside, California, where 9 percent reside and New York, where 8 percent reside. Not including The United States this last name exists in 36 countries. It also occurs in England, where 21 percent reside and Australia, where 4 percent reside.

Mower Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Mower has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Mower surname expanded 324 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 186 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it expanded 189 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Mower Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Mower surname is chiefly Anglican (60%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Mower surname are 15.43% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 62.2% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Mower earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 48.67% more than the national average, earning R 353,304 per year; in United States they earn 1.51% more than the national average, earning $43,799 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.51% more than the national average, earning $50,932 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mouwer9135/
Mowere9117/
Mowger917/
Mowier912/
Moewer911/
Mowerd910/
Moywer910/
Mowher910/
Moer89281/
Moyer8051,967/
Mawer803,146/
Mover80556/
Mouer80372/
Mojer80210/
Mewer8096/
Mober8053/
Moier8034/
Mowre8016/
Mhoer8015/
Muwer803/
Mowir803/
Moerr800/
Mooyweer7712/
Mochwere771/
Hmmhower770/
Mawere738,457/
Mobher73257/
Moyher73239/
Mooyer73108/
Moyere73102/
Movert7323/
Moover7320/
Mouyer7320/
Mouber7319/
Möwert7317/
Mauwer7313/
Mouier739/
Mojert737/
Moyerz735/
Mogger734/
Movere734/
Muwere734/
Moiber734/
Mohjer734/
Maweer732/
Mawier732/
Mobeer732/
Mgawer732/
Mohyer731/
Moyuer731/
Maewer731/
Moojer731/
Moowre731/
Mouert731/
Moyeer731/
Moyier731/
Mosuer731/
Movier731/
Moujer731/
Moverd731/
Moeyor731/
Mahwer731/
Mojerd731/
Mgover731/
Mawuer731/
Mojerz731/
Mojuer731/
Mobear731/
Mohber731/
Muweer731/
Mayoer731/
Mawger730/
Mawher730/
Moyerr730/
Moouer730/
Meewer730/
Mosver730/
Mohear730/
Mohger730/
Moever730/
Moiver730/
Moeyer730/
Mooijweer71132/
Meer6744,757/
Mier6726,389/
Moir6717,625/
Myer6711,575/
Maer673,692/
Meir672,913/
Meur672,596/
Mour672,573/
Mear672,267/
Meyr671,258/
Muer67471/
Mhaouer67205/
Moyr67204/
Mahawer6793/
Mojr6716/
Mougier678/
Mowaire675/
Mejr674/
Muhwere674/
Mahouer674/
Mawerre672/
Musweer672/
Mouvert672/
Mouyere672/
Maweire671/
Mhoover671/
Mosveer671/
Mojuher671/
Mohbeer671/
Maouere671/
Mougger671/
Mouvere671/
Moihuer671/
Mhaweer671/
Moshuer670/
Moehier670/

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