Last Name SOWERBY

Summary/Contribute


Meaning Local: Of Sowerby. Chapelries in parishes of Thirsk and Halifax, townships in counties Westmoreland and ancaster.
Origin English, Irish

Rank 62,961 (2000 US census) 54,113 (1990 US census)
Count 297 (2000 US census)

Race / ethnic distribution

The 2000 US Census claims that
  • 89.23%, or 265 total occurrences, of those with this family name identified themselves as being white,
  • 8.08%, or 24 total occurrences, as black,
  • undisclosed % as Asian and Pacific Islander,
  • undisclosed % as American Indian and Native Alaskan,
  • 0%, or 0 total occurrences, as two or more races, and
  • undisclosed % as Hispanic ethnic origin.


Russian middle names

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Belarus middle names

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Scottish surnames

 Scottish last names divide themselves into two classes: Highland and Lowland.
In very few instances the names were considered before the eleventh century. They became significantly better known only since the thirteen century.
Just like English and other last n...

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