Chow Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

England

Bedfordshire 0
Buckinghamshire 0
Berkshire 0
Cambridgeshire 0
Channel Islands 0
Cheshire 2
Cornwall 0
Cumberland 0
Derbyshire 0
Devon 0
Dorset 1
Durham 0
Essex 0
Gloucestershire 0
Hampshire 1
Herefordshire 0
Hertfordshire 0
Huntingdonshire 0
Isle of Man 0
Kent 0
Lancashire 4
Leicestershire 0
Lincolnshire 0
London 5
Middlesex 0
Northumberland 1
Norfolk 0
Northamptonshire 0
Nottinghamshire 0
Oxfordshire 0
Rutland 0
Shropshire 0
Suffolk 0
Somerset 0
Surrey 0
Sussex 0
Staffordshire 0
Warwickshire 0
Westmorland 0
Wiltshire 1
Worcestershire 0
Yorkshire 1

Wales

Anglesey 0
Brecknockshire 0
Cardiganshire 0
Carnarvonshire 0
Carmarthenshire 0
Denbighshire 0
Flintshire 0
Glamorgan 5
Merionethshire 0
Montgomeryshire 0
Monmouthshire 0
Pembrokeshire 0
Radnorshire 0

Chow Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Chow family

Profession Census Frequency
Ships Able Seaman 2
Fireman 2
Seaman 2
Boarding House Keeper 1
Cook 1
Seamen 1
Chinese Shop-waiter 1
Manager Of Chinese Club 1
Serving Machinist's Tailoring 1
Shop-keeper Chinese Stores 1
Sweet Shop Proprietor 1
Nurse (domestic) 1
House Maid 1
Ship Cook 1
Student 1

Most Frequent Forenames for Chow

Name Census Frequency
William Chow 15
John Chow 12
Mary Chow 12
Elizabeth Chow 11
Ah Chow 9
Sarah Chow 8
Thomas Chow 8
James Chow 6
Jane Chow 6
Alice Chow 4
Eliza Chow 4
Hannah Chow 4
Albert Chow 3
Caroline Chow 3
Charles Chow 3
Frederick Chow 3
Henry Chow 3
Joseph Chow 3
Ann Chow 2
Dorcas Chow 2
Ellen Chow 2
Emily Chow 2
Emma Chow 2
Fanny Chow 2
George Chow 2

Chow Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Chew 75% 11,204
2 Chaw 75% 260
3 Chow 100% 200

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The surname Chow is the 3rd most popular variant of Chew.

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