Scow Surname

453,909th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 747 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Canada

Scow Surname Definition:

Danish skov, Anglo-Saxon scaga. A coppice or shaw.

Scow Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States6591:550,01445,482
Canada761:484,81041,569
Australia31:8,998,567200,784
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Scotland31:1,784,60641,943
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England101:2,437,53768,340
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1281:392,33329,245

Scow Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Danish skov, Anglo-Saxon scaga. A coppice or shaw.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Scow Last Name Facts

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

The surname Scow is more commonly found in The United States than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Scow? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 453,909th most commonly held last name globally, held by approximately 1 in 9,755,751 people. It is predominantly found in The Americas, where 98 percent of Scow are found; 98 percent are found in North America and 98 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

The last name is most widespread in The United States, where it is carried by 659 people, or 1 in 550,014. In The United States it is most numerous in: Utah, where 27 percent live, California, where 12 percent live and Nevada, where 9 percent live. Besides The United States this surname occurs in 7 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 10 percent live and Australia, where 0 percent live.

Scow Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Scow has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Scow last name expanded 515 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Scow Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Scow are 17.66% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 64.43% registered with the political party.

The amount Scow earn in different countries varies significantly. In United States they earn 5.81% more than the national average, earning $45,654 USD per year and in Canada they earn 26.76% less than the national average, earning $36,389 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Scgow891/
Shcow891/
Scowe890/
Scouw890/
Schouw801,678/
Schoww800/
Skow752,002/
Scov756/
Scof754/
Scob753/
Sqow752/
Xcow751/
Scaw750/
Schckow731/
Scova67583/
Schof67112/
Schov6755/
Scofe6721/
Scoob6713/
Skouw6713/
Skoow6712/
Scoph673/
Scotf672/
Szcuw671/
Sgcuw671/
Scqob671/
Scoub671/
Skowa671/
Scovh671/
Scopf671/
Scoof671/
Scoft671/
Scoff671/
Skows670/

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Scow
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