Plowe Surname

1,073,555th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 231 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Canada

Plowe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Plowe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1781:2,036,286130,241
Canada381:969,62173,252
England81:6,964,757184,742
Scotland31:1,784,60641,943
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England51:4,875,074116,529
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States171:2,954,040135,915

Plowe Last Name Facts

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

The surname Plowe is more commonly found in The United States than any other country or territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Plowe click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Plowe? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,073,555th most frequently occurring last name throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 31,547,818 people. The surname Plowe is mostly found in The Americas, where 94 percent of Plowe reside; 94 percent reside in North America and 94 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

This surname is most commonly held in The United States, where it is carried by 178 people, or 1 in 2,036,286. In The United States Plowe is mostly found in: New York, where 44 percent live, Michigan, where 16 percent live and California, where 11 percent live. Outside of The United States it occurs in 6 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 16 percent live and England, where 3 percent live.

Plowe Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Plowe has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Plowe surname expanded 1,047 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 160 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Plowe Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Plowe surname are 19.9% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 66.67% being registered with the party.

The amount Plowe earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 6.98% less than the national average, earning $40,137 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.74% more than the national average, earning $53,030 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Plowey9144/
Plouwe911/
Ploe89169/
Plow89169/
Pellowe83373/
Ploie80765/
Plewe80714/
Ploye80240/
Plowy8099/
Ploei8030/
Plawe8019/
Ploey8018/
Ploue8015/
Plove803/
Pleow801/
Plobe800/
Plowh800/
Plowhead777/
Ploschwe771/
Pillowes771/
Pillow735,177/
Pellow732,666/
Plovie73826/
Plover73385/
Ployez7382/
Plehwe7364/
Phloey7351/
Ployet7345/
Plouet7333/
Plaewe7322/
Pilloe739/
Pelloe738/
Ploves732/
Plewey731/
Ployee731/
Plouwy731/
Plouwa731/
Ploved731/
Ploues731/
Plawge731/
Ployed730/
Plea674,890/
Plou671,078/
Plue67846/
Ploj67820/
Pley67788/
Plee67720/
Ploy67190/
Plei67131/
Plaw67124/
Pelloie67115/
Plye6747/
Pleu6746/
Plovets6746/
Plawetz6744/
Ploi6731/
Plie6717/
Plae678/
Ploa673/
Pilliow672/
Plougge671/
Plawets671/
Pellove671/
Piellow670/

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Plowe Reference & Research

Plowman DNA Website - A web page dedicated to the genetic research of those who bear the surname and its variants.

Plowman FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Plowe
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis