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

The surname Nowell has its highest incidence in The United States. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

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

It is the 43,473^rd most commonly held surname internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 609,225 people. The surname is primarily found in The Americas, where 73 percent of Nowell are found; 70 percent are found in North America and 69 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Nowell is also the 164,606^th most frequent first name worldwide, held by 2,091 people.

This last name is most numerous in The United States, where it is held by 7,845 people, or 1 in 46,203. In The United States it is primarily found in: Texas, where 13 percent are found, North Carolina, where 9 percent are found and Mississippi, where 9 percent are found. Outside of The United States it exists in 49 countries. It is also found in England, where 15 percent are found and Australia, where 7 percent are found.

Nowell Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The frequency of Nowell has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Nowell surname increased 673 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 130 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it increased 920 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it increased 4,800 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it increased 450 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Nowell Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the last name is principally Catholic (75%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Nowell last name are 13.63% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 60.4% registered with the political party.

The amount Nowell earn in different countries varies somewhat. In South Africa they earn 6.72% more than the national average, earning R 253,608 per year; in United States they earn 2.84% less than the national average, earning $41,922 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.64% less than the national average, earning $48,866 CAD per year.