Stowell Surname

49,783rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 10,324 people bear this surname

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

Stowell Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Stowell,' parishes in Gloucestershire and Somerset; also a tithing in the parish of Overton, Wiltshire.

Richard de Stawell, Wiltshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Lecia Stowelle, Cambridgeshire, ibid.

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Stowell Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States8,3771:43,2685,312
England1,1101:50,1966,223
New Zealand2751:16,4672,872
Canada2231:165,22716,632
Australia851:317,59627,389
Wales681:45,5084,331
Isle of Man481:1,788335
South Africa401:1,354,44373,245
France331:2,012,810168,616
Brazil111:19,461,303329,560
Northern Mariana Islands111:4,962486
Scotland101:535,38220,332
Thailand61:11,773,058553,295
Mexico41:31,031,55163,627
China31:455,773,85521,925
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Puerto Rico21:1,775,0706,602
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Mali11:16,969,0354,067
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland161:276,86711,455
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England5741:42,4665,350
Isle of Man981:554100
Wales151:104,5614,503
Scotland101:374,32210,959
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2,4491:20,5062,596

Stowell (282) may also be a first name.

Stowell Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Stowell,' parishes in Gloucestershire and Somerset; also a tithing in the parish of Overton, Wiltshire.

Richard de Stawell, Wiltshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Lecia Stowelle, Cambridgeshire, ibid.

Geoffrey de Stawelle, Somerset, 1 Edward III: Kirby's Quest.

Adam de Stawell, Somerset, Henry III-Edward I: Testa de Nevill, sive Liber Feodorum, temp. Henry III-Edward I.

Urmfrey de Stoville, Wiltshire, ibid.

1591. John Stowell, Somerset: Register of the University of Oxford.

1754. Married — John Stowell and Margaret Traley: St. George, Hanover Square.

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

(English) belonging to Stowell (Wilts: a.d. 1300-1 Stowell; Soms.: 13th cent. Stowell; Glouc., etc.) [v. under Stow, and + Old English heal(h, a corner, nook] But the Glouc. Stowell was Stanuuelle in Domesday-Book, i.e. the ‘Rock-Spring’ [Old English stán, a stone, rock + welle, a spring]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(English) One who came from Stowell (stony stream), in Gloucestershire.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Places in cos. Gloucester, Somerset, and Wilts bear the name of Stowel.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

This name is placed amongst the exotic surnames because no Celtic or Scandinavian etymology appears to be adducible for it. Its early occurrence with the prefix mac, however, is an argument in favour of its being of native origin.

Stowell has now gradually superseded the older forms.

Manx Names (1890) by Arthur William Moore

A location name in Somerset, Wiltshire.

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

Stowell Last Name Facts

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

Stowell occurs more in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may appear as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Stowell? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 49,783rd most commonly held family name internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 705,884 people. The surname Stowell occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 83 percent of Stowell are found; 83 percent are found in North America and 83 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Stowell is also the 527,582nd most frequently held first name throughout the world, borne by 282 people.

The last name is most commonly used in The United States, where it is held by 8,377 people, or 1 in 43,268. In The United States it is mostly concentrated in: California, where 11 percent live, New York, where 10 percent live and Florida, where 6 percent live. Outside of The United States this surname exists in 31 countries. It also occurs in England, where 11 percent live and New Zealand, where 3 percent live.

Stowell Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Stowell has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Stowell surname expanded 342 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 193 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it expanded 453 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Stowell Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Stowell last name is primarily Catholic (75%) in Ireland.

In The United States Stowell are 15% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 61.77% registered with the political party.

The amount Stowell earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 154.02% more than the national average, earning R 603,648 per year; in United States they earn 6.44% more than the national average, earning $45,926 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.87% less than the national average, earning $46,768 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Stowwell931/
Stowuell931/
Stoweull931/
Stowel9236/
Stowll921/
Stoell920/
Stochwell883/
D'Stowell881/
Stovell861,291/
Stoyell86120/
Stawell8642/
Stobell863/
Stoweel862/
Sthoell861/
Stouell861/
Stowill861/
Stowele860/
Stuwell860/
Shtowll860/
Stoel832,032/
Stowl831/
Stoveall8033/
Stoggell8017/
Stoveell800/
Stousell800/
Stovelle800/
Stovel77358/
Stiell77189/
Steill77145/
Steell77117/
Stobel77103/
Stoyel7760/
Steall7718/
Staell776/
Stuell772/
Stawel771/
Stowle771/
Stoull771/
Stuwel770/
Stouel770/
Stoehl770/
Stovll770/
Stoyll770/
Stachwell752/
Stabell711,063/
Stoveld7150/
Stoobel713/
Stavell713/
Stehall711/
Stävell711/
Stayell710/
Stoylle710/
Stevell710/
Stovill710/
Steel6737,557/
Steil676,009/
Stiel672,109/
Steyl672,107/
Stael67726/
Steggell67185/
Steul67181/
Stoul6783/
Steal6772/
Stoil6736/
Stobl6715/
Stuel678/
Styel675/
Stoyl672/
Stojssel671/
Staggell671/
Stoyssel671/
Stawl671/
Steggill671/
Stoggill671/
Stoussel671/
Stovaill671/
Stovhill671/
Stoville671/
Stausell670/
Staveall670/
Stobhill670/
Stoiszel670/
Staucell670/

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