Plows Surname

346,158th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,057 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Gibraltar

Plows Surname Definition:

Genit., and pl., of Plow, q.v.

Plows Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England5931:93,96010,052
United States2541:1,427,00498,129
New Zealand691:65,62810,016
Canada451:818,79163,991
Australia421:642,75544,739
Wales141:221,03813,576
Gibraltar101:3,395741
Scotland91:594,86921,724
Norway51:1,028,45761,363
South Africa51:10,835,541204,227
France21:33,211,361423,184
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Seychelles11:92,3931,532
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England3241:75,2338,226
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States201:2,510,934119,518

Plows Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Genit., and pl., of Plow, q.v.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Plows Last Name Facts

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

Plows occurs in England more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Plows? popularity and diffusion

The last name Plows is the 346,158th most common surname internationally, borne by around 1 in 6,894,556 people. Plows occurs predominantly in Europe, where 60 percent of Plows are found; 59 percent are found in Northern Europe and 58 percent are found in British Isles.

The last name is most commonly used in England, where it is carried by 593 people, or 1 in 93,960. In England Plows is mostly found in: Greater London, where 15 percent reside, West Yorkshire, where 10 percent reside and North Yorkshire, where 9 percent reside. Barring England it occurs in 19 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 24 percent reside and New Zealand, where 7 percent reside.

Plows Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Plows has changed through the years. In England the share of the population with the surname grew 183 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it grew 1,270 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Plows Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Plows surname are 3.18% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 56.41% registered with the party.

The amount Plows earn in different countries varies significantly. In United States they earn 11.32% less than the national average, earning $38,264 USD per year and in Canada they earn 20.68% more than the national average, earning $59,956 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pillows83255/
Pellows8322/
Plews802,183/
Plovs805/
Plaws801/
Plovst7311/
Plovsh730/
Ploufse671/
Pillovs671/
Plehovs671/
Plovz607/
Plovc603/
Plevs600/
Plefs600/

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