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There are approximately 5,566 people named Dow in the UK. That makes it the 1,883rd most common surname overall. Out of every million people in the UK, approximately 88 are named Dow.

Region of origin

British Isles

Country of origin

Scotland

Language of origin

Gaelic

Religion of origin

Christian

Classification

Celtic


Related and similar surnames

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Dove
Dowson
Dowsett
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The Dow surname in historical dictionaries

Patronymica Britannica (1860)

DOW. Probably a corruption of the Gaelic, Dint, i.e. black; but doK or doo, the Scottish for dove or pigeon, may be the origin. Dow, without prefix, is found in H.R. It also appears to have been a personal name, and to ha\e given rise to Dowson, Dowse, Dowsing, and Dowsett, and also to the local name Dowsby in Lincolnshire.

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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