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Origin Of The Surname Bowles
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Meaning Of The Surname Bowles
From Bouelles
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Interesting
Facts About
Bowles
Bowles is thought to be most likely of French origin; however its common occurrence in Wales suggests a separate origin there. In the case of its French origin this surname would have been brought to Britain by invading Norman. It would have originally been used as a locational surname coming from Bouelles in France. Locational surnames were traditionally given to someone who had moved away to a new area, whereby they were assigned the name of their original home as a surname to differentiate them from the other townspeople. In Wales it is thought to derive instead from the first name Howell. In this case its use would have been patronymic, given to the descendant of a man named Howell or the variant Bowell to pass down his name. |
Bowles Statistics
Bowles is the number 1223 ranked surname in the United Kingdom.
According to our statistics around 8,163 share the surname Bowles in the UK.
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