Vowles Surname

97,034th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,895 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Wales

Vowles Surname Definition:

Nick 'the fowl.' A West-country form of Fowell and Fowle, a fowl, a bird; compare Vivash and Visick for Fiveash and Fishwick. Especially compare Vowler for Fowler. The genitive of Vowle is Vowles; compare Brooks for Brook, or Williams for William, (a) Bapt.

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Vowles Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2,3381:23,8323,306
Australia7681:35,1514,637
United States6771:535,39044,465
Canada3891:94,71910,322
Wales3221:9,6101,057
New Zealand2001:22,6423,959
South Africa801:677,22149,167
Scotland221:243,35512,191
India141:54,790,384527,769
Northern Ireland111:167,7318,683
Zimbabwe81:1,929,78092,581
Isle of Man71:12,2602,387
Sweden71:1,406,680102,017
Trinidad and Tobago51:272,79511,064
Germany51:16,101,092397,699
France51:13,284,544357,392
Guernsey41:16,1101,225
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Sri Lanka41:5,202,14012,146
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
Poland21:19,004,374199,659
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Uzbekistan11:30,929,14267,786
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Malta11:430,2723,380
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Jersey11:99,2026,620
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland41:1,107,46726,093
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1,3741:17,7402,572
Wales611:25,7121,467
Jersey21:25,9413,069
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States521:965,74457,486

Vowles Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Nick 'the fowl.' A West-country form of Fowell and Fowle, a fowl, a bird; compare Vivash and Visick for Fiveash and Fishwick. Especially compare Vowler for Fowler. The genitive of Vowle is Vowles; compare Brooks for Brook, or Williams for William, (a) Bapt. 'the son of Voel,' an ancient Welsh personal name. Just as Hoel became Howell, so Voel has become Vowell. It is probable that, so far as Vowell is concerned, (a) is the chief parent.

Walter le Fowel, Oxfordshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Matthew le Fowel. Oxfordshire. ibid.

John le Fouel, Oxfordshire, ibid.

Nicholas le Foghele, c. 1300. Writs of Parliament.

1578. William Vouell, Pembrokeshire: Register of the University of Oxford.

1586. George Voyell, Pembrokeshire: ibid.

1609. William Voile, Herefordshire: ibid.

1608. Buried — Thomas Vowell, the father of John Vowell, poulter, dwellinge in Gratious (Gracechurch) streete: St. Peter, Cornhill.

1620. Frauncis, the sonne of Allexander Brounescome and Effym his wife, brought a bead at Mr. Vowelles howse: ibid.

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

Vowle’s (Son), v. Vowle.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Mr. Ferguson thinks that this name corresponds with the German and Dutch vogel, a fowl.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Vowles: is from Veules in Seine-Inférieure.

Family Names And Their Story (1913) by Sabine Baring-Gould

Vowles Last Name Facts

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

The last name Vowles has its highest incidence in England. It can also appear as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Vowles? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 97,034th most common surname on earth It is held by around 1 in 1,488,773 people. The surname Vowles is primarily found in Europe, where 56 percent of Vowles live; 55 percent live in Northern Europe and 55 percent live in British Isles.

The last name Vowles is most commonly used in England, where it is held by 2,338 people, or 1 in 23,832. In England it is most common in: Somerset, where 22 percent reside, City of Bristol, where 10 percent reside and Gloucestershire, where 9 percent reside. Aside from England it occurs in 39 countries. It is also common in Australia, where 16 percent reside and The United States, where 14 percent reside.

Vowles Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Vowles has changed over time. In England the share of the population with the surname grew 170 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it grew 1,302 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Wales it grew 528 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it declined 75 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Vowles Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the last name is predominantly Anglican (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Vowles surname are 24.32% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 71.09% being registered with the party.

The amount Vowles earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 40.24% more than the national average, earning R 333,264 per year; in United States they earn 4.37% less than the national average, earning $41,262 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.99% more than the national average, earning $50,176 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Vowless9229/
Vowls9139/
Fowles836,088/
Vowlex834/
Wowles831/
Fowless776/
Bowless776/
Boiwles772/
Bouwles771/
Voblesh771/
Bowwles771/
Bowlles771/
Fowlhes770/
Fowls73195/
Fowlis67238/
Fowels6765/
Bobles6744/
Wables6718/
Fobles674/
Wobles674/
Bowlis673/
Uevles671/
Bowlés671/
Wovles671/
Vowelz671/
Fewles670/
Bovles670/
Bowlls670/
Fawles670/

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