Arthur, William (1857) An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names. New York: Sheldon, Blakeman. Public Domain.
CLOWES
There are approximately 3,927 people named Clowes in the UK. That makes it the 2,621th most common surname overall. Out of every million people in the UK, approximately 62 are named Clowes.
Region of origin
British Isles
Country of origin
England
Language of origin
English
Religion of origin
Christian
Classification
English
Related and similar surnames
ClewesClews
Cluse
Clow
Clowe
Cloe
Clewis
Cloes
Cllewes
Chloes
Cleus
Cloee
Clewies
Clewe
Cleues
Clew
Cloeis
Clewz
Cloess
Cleaus
Cloese
Chlous
Clo
Clewghe
Clewgh
Chlow
Cleughs
The Clowes surname in historical dictionaries
An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names (1857)
(origin: Anglo-Saxon. Local) A cliff or cleft in a hill; from Clough, as above.