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There are approximately 876 people named Bow in the UK. That makes it the 7,766th most common surname overall. Out of every million people in the UK, approximately 14 are named Bow.

Region of origin

British Isles

Country of origin

England

Language of origin

English

Religion of origin

Christian

Classification

English
Location or Geographical Feature

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The Bow surname in historical dictionaries

Patronymica Britannica (1860)

STRONG BOW. This illustrious sobriquet of the mighty Earl of Pembroke did not die with him, for in the next century we find one Ranulph Strongbowe living in Essex. H.R. temp. Edward I.

Lower, Mark A (1860) Patronymica Britannica: a dictionary of the family names of the United Kingdom. London: J.R. Smith. Public Domain.

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