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Stowe Family History

Stowe Name Meaning

English: habitational name from any of various places called Stow or Stowe all named with Old English stow ‘place holy place assembly place’ (a word akin to stoc; see Stoke ). In a few cases the surname appears to be topographic denoting someone who lived by a church or monastery from Middle English stow(e) ‘holy place church monastery’. Places in Buckinghamshire Cambridgeshire Lincolnshire Northamptonshire and Staffordshire having this origin use the spelling Stowe but the spelling difference cannot be relied on as an indication of locality of origin. The final -e in part represents a trace of the Old English dative inflection. Americanized form of various like-sounding Jewish surnames. Chinese: variant Romanization of the surname 司徒 see Situ .

Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022

Similar surnames: Stone, Stoke, Stoop, Sole, Stock, Stowell, Stile, Score, Toye, Stade

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Where is the Stowe family from?

You can see how Stowe families moved over time by selecting different census years. The Stowe family name was found in the USA, the UK, Canada, and Scotland between 1840 and 1920. The most Stowe families were found in USA in 1880. In 1911 there were 60 Stowe families living in Ontario. This was about 37% of all the recorded Stowe's in Canada. Ontario had the highest population of Stowe families in 1911.

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What did your Stowe ancestors do for a living?

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Top Male Occupations In 1921

Farmer
36%
Laborer
15%
Machinist
11%
Student
11%

Top Female Occupations In 1921

Operator
100%

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Census Records

There are 65,000 census records available for the last name Stowe. Like a window into their day-to-day life, Stowe census records can tell you where and how your ancestors worked, their level of education, veteran status, and more.

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Passenger Lists

There are 5,000 immigration records available for the last name Stowe. Passenger lists are your ticket to knowing when your ancestors arrived in Canada, and how they made the journey - from the ship name to ports of arrival and departure.

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Draft Cards

There are 11,000 military records available for the last name Stowe. For the veterans among your Stowe ancestors, military collections provide insights into where and when they served, and even physical descriptions.

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What is the average Stowe lifespan?

Between 1945 and 2004, in the United States, Stowe life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1957, and highest in 1998. The average life expectancy for Stowe in 1945 was 41, and 76 in 2004.

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