Stowe Surname
Approximately 18,038 people bear this surname
Stowe Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Stow.' Anglo-Saxon and Middle English stow, a place; compare Chepstow, i.e. the market-place, and Plaistow, the play-place, the open space for games, &c. There are six parishes of Stow and five of Stowe in England (v.
Read More About This SurnameStowe Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 14,142 | 1:25,630 | 3,225 |
| England | 1,585 | 1:35,153 | 4,641 |
| Canada | 582 | 1:63,309 | 7,402 |
| Australia | 334 | 1:80,825 | 9,395 |
| Nigeria | 276 | 1:641,822 | 30,209 |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 201 | 1:560 | 119 |
| Egypt | 153 | 1:600,887 | 32,813 |
| South Africa | 134 | 1:404,311 | 35,545 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 103 | 1:13,242 | 1,739 |
| New Zealand | 96 | 1:47,170 | 7,685 |
| Ireland | 87 | 1:54,126 | 3,790 |
| Scotland | 70 | 1:76,483 | 5,732 |
| Bermuda | 61 | 1:1,070 | 173 |
| Antigua and Barbuda | 44 | 1:2,254 | 360 |
| Brazil | 29 | 1:7,381,874 | 170,034 |
| Wales | 24 | 1:128,939 | 9,528 |
| France | 13 | 1:5,109,440 | 259,941 |
| Germany | 13 | 1:6,192,728 | 213,814 |
| Thailand | 10 | 1:7,063,834 | 426,148 |
| Northern Ireland | 10 | 1:184,504 | 9,341 |
| Switzerland | 6 | 1:1,368,819 | 77,571 |
| Israel | 6 | 1:1,426,272 | 75,466 |
| South Korea | 5 | 1:10,248,051 | 1,694 |
| Sweden | 4 | 1:2,461,689 | 157,534 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 4 | 1:27,594 | 3,273 |
| Russia | 4 | 1:36,030,764 | 577,589 |
| Hong Kong | 3 | 1:2,445,161 | 9,595 |
| Philippines | 3 | 1:33,746,074 | 302,898 |
| Netherlands | 3 | 1:5,629,059 | 132,535 |
| Japan | 3 | 1:42,614,764 | 59,022 |
| Mexico | 2 | 1:62,063,102 | 83,384 |
| Malaysia | 2 | 1:14,747,112 | 316,340 |
| Saint Lucia | 2 | 1:89,390 | 2,918 |
| Belgium | 2 | 1:5,748,322 | 130,559 |
| Dominica | 2 | 1:37,946 | 685 |
| Spain | 2 | 1:23,376,018 | 128,922 |
| Italy | 2 | 1:30,578,344 | 160,757 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Barbados | 1 | 1:287,448 | 2,772 |
| Grenada | 1 | 1:108,535 | 1,793 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1 | 1:3,536,402 | 19,532 |
| American Samoa | 1 | 1:55,758 | 3,072 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
| Botswana | 1 | 1:2,186,929 | 30,250 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Latvia | 1 | 1:2,050,046 | 60,295 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,429,866 | 40,727 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 838 | 1:29,088 | 3,925 |
| Wales | 36 | 1:43,567 | 2,298 |
| Scotland | 6 | 1:623,869 | 16,225 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 2,465 | 1:20,373 | 2,578 |
The alternate forms: Stöwe (381) are calculated separately.
Stowe (156) may also be a first name.
Stowe Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Stow.' Anglo-Saxon and Middle English stow, a place; compare Chepstow, i.e. the market-place, and Plaistow, the play-place, the open space for games, &c. There are six parishes of Stow and five of Stowe in England (v. Crockford). The parishes in Lincolnshire and Cambridgeshire seem to have been the chief parents.
Baldwin de Stow, Cambridgeshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.
Warin de Stowe, Cambridgeshire, ibid.
Fulk de Stow, Lincolnshire, ibid.
Oda de Stow, Lincolnshire, ibid.
Ricardus de Stowe, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.
1765. Married — Samuel Stow and Hannah Needham: St. George, Hanover Square.
Local. There is a parish of this name in Midlothian. Johan de Stowe, persone of the church of Gleinkerny in the Meirnes, rendered homage, 1296 (Bain, a, p. 203). Adam Stowe was one of an inquest in Dundee, 1321 (RMS., I, Apr I, 29). Janet Stow at Kirkcormok, 1618 (Kirkcudbright).
(English) belonging to Stow or Stowe [Old English stów, dat. stówe, a place] ". . . apud locum ubi vulgari dicitur nomine æt Stowe.’’—Charter A.D. 956; Cartularium Saxonicum no. 986.
Oda de Stow.—Hund. Rolls, A.D. 1274.
Joh’es de Stowe.—Inq. ad q. Damn., A.D. 1369.
(English) Dweller near a holy place, probably a monastery or church; one who came from Stow (holy place), the name of many places in England.
Parishes, &c., in cos. Selkirk, Lincoln, Salop, Huntingdon, Suffolk, Norfolk, Essex, Oxford, Gloucester, Buckingham, Stafford, Northampton, &c.
A fixed place or mansion; a town, a garrison.
Stoke: (Anglo-Saxon), a stockade: Tavistock, Basingstoke, Stokesley, Stocton, Felixstowe, Bristowe (now Bristol) —the stockade at the bridge.
William Stowe of Holbiche (Holbeach) contributed £25 to the Spanish Armada defence fund in 1588 (Sp.). Stow is a parish in Lincolnshire.
Stowe Demographics
Average Male Stowe Height
177.48 cm
Average Female Stowe Height
162.43 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Stowe Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Stowe Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Stowe (Arabic: ستو) is held by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It can also appear as a variant: Stöwe. For other possible spellings of Stowe click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Stowe? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 29,673rd most common family name on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 404,011 people. It occurs mostly in The Americas, where 72 percent of Stowe reside; 70 percent reside in North America and 69 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 735,679th most prevalent forename throughout the world It is held by 156 people.
The last name Stowe is most common in The United States, where it is held by 14,142 people, or 1 in 25,630. In The United States it is primarily concentrated in: North Carolina, where 11 percent reside, Texas, where 10 percent reside and California, where 8 percent reside. Not including The United States it occurs in 52 countries. It also occurs in England, where 9 percent reside and Canada, where 3 percent reside.
Stowe Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Stowe has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Stowe last name rose 574 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 189 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it rose 8,700 percent between 1901 and 2014; in Scotland it rose 1,167 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it contracted 33 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Stowe Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the last name is predominantly Anglican (100%) in Ireland.
In The United States those holding the Stowe surname are 19.46% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 66.23% registered to vote for the party.
The amount Stowe earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 52.21% more than the national average, earning R 361,716 per year; in United States they earn 3.53% less than the national average, earning $41,627 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.51% more than the national average, earning $51,428 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Stowe Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Stowe in the Arabic language | ||
| ستو | stw | - |
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