Sowry Surname

470,770th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 713 people bear this surname

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

Sowry Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Sawrey,' a hamlet on the west shore of Windermere, near Hawkshead, North Lancashire. A branch of the family settled in Ulverston parish as early as the reign of Henry VI (v. West's Antiquities of Furness).

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Sowry Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
New Zealand2511:18,0413,160
United States1741:2,083,097132,570
Australia1371:197,04919,369
England1201:464,31730,397
South Africa141:3,869,836127,494
Wales71:442,07621,198
India41:191,766,3461,073,940
Scotland31:1,784,60641,943
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland21:2,214,93333,683
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1011:241,34017,803
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States221:2,282,667111,005

Sowry (21) may also be a first name.

Sowry Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Sawrey,' a hamlet on the west shore of Windermere, near Hawkshead, North Lancashire. A branch of the family settled in Ulverston parish as early as the reign of Henry VI (v. West's Antiquities of Furness).

1545. Buried — John Sowraic: St. Mary Ulverston.

1551. Baptised — William Sowraie: ibid.

John Saurey, of Hauxhead, 1583: Lancashire Wills at Richmond.

William Sawrey, of Sawrey, 1593: ibid.

1610-20. Anthony Sawrey, Buckinghamshire: Register of the University of Oxford.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

Sowry Last Name Facts

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

The last name Sowry has its highest incidence in New Zealand. It can also be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sowry? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 470,770th most numerous family name internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 10,220,962 people. The last name is predominantly found in Oceania, where 54 percent of Sowry are found; 54 percent are found in Australasia and 54 percent are found in Australia and New Zealand. It is also the 2,368,944th most commonly used first name globally It is held by 21 people.

This surname is most frequent in New Zealand, where it is carried by 251 people, or 1 in 18,041. In New Zealand it is mostly found in: Waikato Region, where 23 percent live, Auckland Region, where 21 percent live and Wellington Region, where 17 percent live. Not including New Zealand this last name is found in 10 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 24 percent live and Australia, where 19 percent live.

Sowry Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Sowry has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name expanded 791 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 119 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Sowry Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the surname is principally Catholic (50%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Sowry surname are 33.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 80% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Sowry earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 225.61% more than the national average, earning R 773,772 per year and in United States they earn 15.17% less than the national average, earning $36,604 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sowray91191/
Sowrey91146/
Showry9163/
Scowry913/
Sowrry910/
Showrey830/
Sowreys830/
Sobry80928/
Sowra80208/
Sowri80126/
Sawry8089/
Sewry8036/
Sowre8012/
Jowry804/
Sovry801/
Soubry73622/
Sawrey73457/
Shewry73401/
Shawry73169/
Showri7393/
Sobray7362/
Sewrey7361/
Jowrey7349/
Shobry7340/
Sawray7325/
Showra7314/
Sewray7312/
Chowry7312/
Sobrey734/
Sowres732/
Sowraj731/
Sobrry731/
Giowry731/
Souwra731/
Sowrai731/
Suwrry731/
Sowrra731/
Sowrer731/
Sowree731/
Sowhri731/
Cowray730/
Sawrry730/
Cowroy730/
Souvray67138/
Chowray67113/
Chowrey6760/
Sawrycz6720/
Showrai6718/
Soobroy6717/
Showres671/
Schewry671/
Sawrysh671/
Shawrey671/
Sawraya671/
Shawray670/
Soobray670/
Shewrey670/

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