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Dow

in California

There are 1,221 people with the last name "Dow" in California.

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Ranking in California

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Dow 2,282
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  1. is 2,278th most common Cornelius
  2. is 2,279th most common Geiger
  3. is 2,280th most common Mohr
  4. is 2,281st most common Sam
  5. is 2,282nd most common Dow
  6. is 2,283rd most common Baeza
  7. is 2,284th most common Abel
  8. is 2,285th most common Garrido
  9. is 2,286th most common Schreiber

Similar Names and Nicknames

Do, Dew, Doe, Daw, Doi, Doo, Dou, Doh, Doy, Doa

Most Common First Names for Dow

James, David, Robert, Michael, Richard, Charles, John, Jennifer, Kenneth, William

Meaning & History

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Dow

Scottish (also found in Ireland): reduced form of McDow. This surname is borne by a sept of the Buchanans.

English: variant of Daw.

Americanized spelling of Dutch Douw, an Old Frisian personal name.

Americanized spelling of German Dau.

FOREBEARS Henry Dow (1634–1707), NH soldier and statesman, was born at Ormsby in Norfolkshire, England. His father migrated with his family to Watertown in the colony of Massachusetts Bay in 1637 and moved to Hampton in the province of NH in 1644. Henry became an influential and prosperous figure in Hampton. He married twice and had four sons.The Dutch name Douw is recorded in Beverwijck in New Netherland (Albany, NY) in the mid 17th century.

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