Mow
English
Etymology
Various origins:
- A variant of the surname Mao.
- A variant of the surnames Mowe or Maw.
- A Scottish habitational surname, from a place in the parish of Morebattle.
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Mow is the 35866th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 626 individuals. Mow is most common among White (54.79%) and Asian/Pacific Islander (32.11%) individuals.
Further reading
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Mow”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 628.
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