Bowles Name Meaning: A variant of 'Bowell'.This is from 'Powell' (Howell),from 'Hywel' meaning 'Eminent'. Possibly habitational from Howell in Lincolnshire.
This name has been popular since the middle ages in particular in honour of the great 10th century Welsh king.
Discover how your Bowles ancestors earned their living and spread across the country. Find out more about your family history by using the Free Search box.| Bedfordshire | 0 |
| Buckinghamshire | 54 |
| Berkshire | 0 |
| Cambridgeshire | 51 |
| Channel Islands | 9 |
| Cheshire | 29 |
| Cornwall | 1 |
| Cumberland | 1 |
| Derbyshire | 13 |
| Devon | 48 |
| Dorset | 115 |
| Durham | 5 |
| Essex | 136 |
| Gloucestershire | 199 |
| Hampshire | 74 |
| Herefordshire | 9 |
| Hertfordshire | 23 |
| Huntingdonshire (and Rutland) | 15 |
| Isle of Man | 0 |
| Kent | 358 |
| Lancashire | 93 |
| Leicestershire | 59 |
| Lincolnshire | 56 |
| London | 398 |
| Middlesex | 30 |
| Northumberland | 0 |
| Norfolk | 277 |
| Northamptonshire | 13 |
| Nottinghamshire | 77 |
| Oxfordshire | 91 |
| Rutland (and Huntingdonshire) | 15 |
| Shropshire | 34 |
| Suffolk | 32 |
| Somerset | 142 |
| Surrey | 74 |
| Sussex | 110 |
| Staffordshire | 10 |
| Warwickshire | 46 |
| Westmorland | 2 |
| Wiltshire | 133 |
| Worcestershire | 16 |
| Yorkshire | 67 |
| Anglesey | 0 |
| Brecknockshire | 4 |
| Cardiganshire | 0 |
| Carnarvonshire | 6 |
| Carmarthenshire | 0 |
| Denbighshire | 0 |
| Flintshire | 0 |
| Glamorgan | 17 |
| Merionethshire | 0 |
| Montgomeryshire | 2 |
| Monmouthshire | 2 |
| Pembrokeshire | 0 |
| Radnorshire | 4 |
| Profession | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| Scholar | 526 |
| Agricultural Labourer | 181 |
| Labourer | 50 |
| House Servant | 41 |
| Carpenter | 35 |
| Dress Maker | 30 |
| Servant | 24 |
| Laundress | 20 |
| Shoe Maker | 15 |
| Railway Labourer | 15 |
| Carter | 14 |
| Cook | 14 |
| Farm Labourer | 13 |
| Gardener | 13 |
| Domestic Servant | 12 |
| General Servant | 12 |
| House Maid | 12 |
| Wife Of Above | 11 |
| Shepherd | 10 |
| House Keeper | 10 |
| Charwoman | 10 |
| Fund Holder | 10 |
| Cotton Weaver | 9 |
| Tailoress | 9 |
| Char Woman | 9 |
| Name | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| William Bowles | 2,194 |
| Mary Bowles | 1,910 |
| John Bowles | 1,651 |
| George Bowles | 1,370 |
| Elizabeth Bowles | 1,234 |
| Sarah Bowles | 1,111 |
| Thomas Bowles | 1,032 |
| James Bowles | 884 |
| Charles Bowles | 865 |
| Henry Bowles | 823 |
| Ann Bowles | 567 |
| Alice Bowles | 557 |
| Eliza Bowles | 551 |
| Ellen Bowles | 514 |
| Jane Bowles | 503 |
| Frederick Bowles | 488 |
| Edward Bowles | 431 |
| Alfred Bowles | 425 |
| Annie Bowles | 413 |
| Emma Bowles | 397 |
| Emily Bowles | 379 |
| Richard Bowles | 355 |
| Arthur Bowles | 340 |
| Robert Bowles | 335 |
| Charlotte Bowles | 323 |
| Rank | Surname | Match | Census Frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bowles | 100% | 33,314 |
| 2 | Boles | 83% | 901 |
| 3 | Booles | 83% | 852 |
| 4 | Bools | 67% | 652 |
| 5 | Bowls | 83% | 649 |
| 6 | Bowels | 67% | 623 |
| 7 | Bowlas | 83% | 542 |
| 8 | Bolls | 67% | 208 |
| 9 | Bawles | 83% | 155 |
The surname Bowles is the most popular version of all its varients