Rowels Surname

2,661,929th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 53 people bear this surname

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

Rowels Surname Definition:

(English) One who came from Rowell (roe stream), in Gloucestershire; dweller at a spring frequented by roes; descendant of little Rowland (fame, land).

Rowels Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States401:9,061,473385,835
England61:9,286,343223,652
South Africa51:10,835,541204,227
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England71:3,482,19689,582
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States151:3,347,912150,340

Rowels Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(English) One who came from Rowell (roe stream), in Gloucestershire; dweller at a spring frequented by roes; descendant of little Rowland (fame, land).

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Rowels Last Name Facts

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

The surname Rowels is held by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Rowels? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 2,661,929th most frequently used surname on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 137,500,866 people. This last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 77 percent of Rowels are found; 77 percent are found in North America and 77 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

The last name Rowels is most numerous in The United States, where it is borne by 40 people, or 1 in 9,061,473. In The United States Rowels is most common in: Michigan, where 33 percent are found, Illinois, where 28 percent are found and Alabama, where 13 percent are found. Apart from The United States this last name is found in 4 countries. It is also found in England, where 11 percent are found and South Africa, where 9 percent are found.

Rowels Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Rowels has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Rowels last name expanded 267 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it contracted 14 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Rowels Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Rowels last name are 3.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 50% being registered with the political party.

The amount Rowels earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 86.28% less than the national average, earning R 32,604 per year and in United States they earn 39.73% less than the national average, earning $26,006 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Rowells92126/
Roweles929/
Rowelsh921/
Rowiels920/
Roels917,395/
Rowls91303/
Rowellls860/
Rowles838,227/
Roeles83224/
Robels83168/
Rowlls8346/
Rawels836/
Roells834/
Rovels833/
Royels831/
Rowlse831/
Rowals831/
Rouels830/
Roehls830/
Rowales7766/
Robeles7735/
Roelles7727/
Rojeles777/
Robells774/
Rowless774/
Roveles772/
Roeless771/
Rouells771/
Rousels771/
Rowwles770/
Royeles770/
Rawls7315,083/
Reels73603/
Rouls73405/
Reals73382/
Riels73309/
Reils7376/
Reuls7349/
Roelz7326/
Royls7312/
Ruels736/
Robls735/
Reyls733/
Ryels732/
Raels732/
Robelles71289/
Roussels711/
Robeless711/
Rouelles711/
Robles67594,975/
Reales6724,261/
Revels676,010/
Rawles672,203/
Royals672,032/
Roiles67736/
Rueles67647/
Royles67624/
Reyles67230/
Rojals67222/
Roules67154/
Realse67125/
Reiles6792/
Reules6777/
Revils6772/
Reyels6766/
Reuels6754/
Roulst6750/
Rieles6749/
Rovles6746/
Reiels6733/
Realls6712/
Reills679/
Rabels677/
Rawals674/
Roulls673/
Ryeles673/
Raeles673/
Rovals673/
Ravels673/
Revals672/
Roul's672/
Rhouls672/
Rawlls672/
Ryells671/
Ruehls671/
Hraels671/
Roulse671/
Rowilz671/
Rubels671/
Rawlse671/
Rauels671/
Reyals671/
Riells671/
Royols670/
Raiols670/
Reeles670/
Ruyels670/
Riehls670/
Revols670/
Reells670/

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