Sowler Surname

924,083rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 286 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Isle of Man

Sowler Surname Definition:

For Sollers. See Soley. The name was derived from Soliers, near Caen, Normandy, and the family came to England at the Conquest. Thurstan de Solariis settled in Hereford, and Humphry de Sollers his brother in Brecon, with Bernard de Newmarch 1088 (Jones, Brecon, i.

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Sowler Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1441:2,517,076153,460
England1131:493,08031,588
Australia121:2,249,64297,973
Canada121:3,070,466169,836
Cyprus31:294,9598,690
Isle of Man11:85,8224,091
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England781:312,50520,777
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Sowler Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

For Sollers. See Soley. The name was derived from Soliers, near Caen, Normandy, and the family came to England at the Conquest. Thurstan de Solariis settled in Hereford, and Humphry de Sollers his brother in Brecon, with Bernard de Newmarch 1088 (Jones, Brecon, i. 92). The family continued in the 17th century in Brecknock. Richard de Solariis in 1165 held three fees of ancient enfeoffment (Lib. Niger). Walter de Solar held Hope-Solar, Hereford, 13th cent. (Testa de Neville); and Henry and Richard S. occur 1297, 1307 (Parliamentary Writs).

The Norman People (1874)

Sowler Last Name Facts

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

The surname Sowler (Arabic: ساولر) is found most in The United States. It can also be found as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sowler? popularity and diffusion

The surname Sowler is the 924,083rd most common surname internationally, borne by around 1 in 25,480,930 people. This surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 55 percent of Sowler reside; 55 percent reside in North America and 54 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

This surname is most frequently held in The United States, where it is held by 144 people, or 1 in 2,517,076. In The United States it is most prevalent in: Texas, where 13 percent are found, Ohio, where 9 percent are found and Washington, where 8 percent are found. Excluding The United States this last name occurs in 6 countries. It also occurs in England, where 40 percent are found and Australia, where 4 percent are found.

Sowler Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Sowler has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name rose 14,400 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 145 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Sowler Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Sowler surname are 0.62% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 53.85% being registered with the political party.

The amount Sowler earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 41.92% less than the national average, earning $25,059 USD per year and in Canada they earn 17.3% less than the national average, earning $41,086 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Showler92772/
Sowle911,217/
Showlerr861/
Schowler860/
Sawler83873/
Cowler83361/
Sowley83113/
Sobler8396/
Sowlee831/
Sowlir831/
Zowler830/
Jowler830/
Sowlie830/
Showle830/
Shawler77548/
Showley77142/
Sowlles7728/
Chowler7726/
Showleh7719/
Sawyler775/
Souwley772/
Soubler771/
Showlee770/
Shewler770/
Shovler770/
Sowelle770/
Shouweiler755/
Sawle731,013/
Soble73687/
Sovle73198/
Sowla736/
Sowli736/
Sowly731/
Cowlr730/
Schouweiler71413/
Schouweller718/
Schawler714/
Sowlaire712/
Schewler712/
Sowillie711/
Schowles710/
Schovler710/
Sawley67614/
Shoble67536/
Subler67371/
Zobler67281/
Sabler67182/
Souble67126/
Sowlla6753/
Sobley6745/
Sábler6740/
Sawleh6733/
Shawle6716/
Showli6713/
Chowle6713/
Soblir6712/
Sowlay675/
Schouweiller674/
Savler673/
Siawle672/
Sioble672/
Jawler672/
Sawles672/
Sovley672/
Sovles671/
Showly671/
Sahwle671/
Sovlie671/
Suvler671/
Sovhle671/
Sawlie671/
Showla671/
Sehweller671/
Sawlee670/
Covler670/
Zawler670/

Sowler Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Sowler in the Arabic language
ساولرsawlr-

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