Sowersby Surname

511,519th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 639 people bear this surname

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

Sowersby Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sowersby Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3371:1,075,54678,300
England1741:320,21923,859
New Zealand461:98,44213,260
Scotland331:162,2379,329
Australia241:1,124,82162,883
Germany121:6,708,788223,026
Wales51:618,90625,852
Switzerland31:2,737,638105,941
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1331:183,27315,057
Scotland221:170,1466,794
Guernsey11:32,6562,283
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States381:1,321,54472,820

Sowersby Last Name Facts

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

Sowersby has its highest incidence in The United States. It may also be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sowersby? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 511,519th most common last name internationally It is held by around 1 in 11,404,610 people. Sowersby occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 51 percent of Sowersby are found; 51 percent are found in North America and 51 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

The surname Sowersby is most numerous in The United States, where it is carried by 337 people, or 1 in 1,075,546. In The United States it is most prevalent in: California, where 24 percent are found, Massachusetts, where 15 percent are found and Missouri, where 12 percent are found. Other than The United States it exists in 10 countries. It also occurs in England, where 27 percent are found and New Zealand, where 7 percent are found.

Sowersby Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Sowersby has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Sowersby last name increased 887 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 131 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it increased 150 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Sowersby Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Sowersby last name are 5.79% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 52.56% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Sowersby earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 39.7% less than the national average, earning R 143,292 per year and in United States they earn 0.63% less than the national average, earning $42,878 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sawersby880/
Sowarsby880/
Sorsby86801/
Soursby808/
Soresby804/
Sorsboy801/
Shearsby75342/
Sorusbay751/
Scoursby751/
Sersab71201/
Sarsby71163/
Sayersbay711/
Srisby711/
Sersoub672,033/
Sorsbie6721/
Sorsueb6720/
Soreseb679/
Soaresb673/
Soares Boy672/
Serssab672/
Coursby671/
Sorsuab671/
Sorseub671/
Sersbou671/
Sersaba671/
Serasab671/

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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
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  • 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 Sowersby
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