Lower, Mark A (1860) Patronymica Britannica: a dictionary of the family names of the United Kingdom. London: J.R. Smith. Public Domain.
VOWLES
There are approximately 2,507 people named Vowles in the UK. That makes it the 3,779th most common surname overall. Out of every million people in the UK, approximately 40 are named Vowles.
Region of origin
British Isles
Country of origin
England
Language of origin
English
Religion of origin
Christian
Classification
English
Related and similar surnames
FowlesFoules
Fowle
Fowell
Vowell
Foule
Ffowles
Foweles
Fewles
Fowelles
Fowels
Fowsle
Fowele
Foueles
Ffowle
Ffoules
Fowells
Fowals
Fowel
Fowils
Fowills
Fules
Ffowel
Foweel
Fouels
The Vowles surname in historical dictionaries
Patronymica Britannica (1860)
VOWLES. Mr. Ferguson thinks that this name corresponds with the German and Dutch voffcl, a fowl.