Gowers

Gowers Meaning & Origin

About Gowers
The surname Gowers is of English origin and is derived from the Old English personal name "Gofaru," meaning "battle-ready" or "warrior." It is a patronymic surname, indicating that it was originally used to identify the descendants of a person named Gofaru. Over time, the name evolved into Gowers, and individuals with this surname can be found primarily in England.

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Popularity

Surname Popularity by Ethnicity

The surname Gowers is a unique entry in our records. Discover more about its distribution and characteristics:

  • Number of People with the name Gowers: 314
  • Overall Popularity: Less than 0.01% (a rare surname)
  • Ranking: 63524
  • Frequency per 100k people: 0.11

Below is the ethnic distribution of the surname Gowers based on recent US Census records. This is a brief glimpse into the diverse backgrounds of people carrying this surname.

Ranking information for the surname Gowers is not currently available.

Pronunciation

📇 Metaphone
KRS
🗽 NYSIIS
GA
🔊 Soundex
G062
🎵 Syllabic Pronunciation
G AW1 ER0 Z
🌐 IPA
/gowers*/
🔊 Double Metaphone
('KRS', '')
🈯 Cross-Lingual Phonetic
G620

Accessibility & Communication

How to write the name Gowers in Braille

Here's how to represent Gowers in Braille, each pattern of raised dots corresponds to a letter in the name.

The name Gowers in braille

How to sign the name Gowers using Sign Language

The image below shows how you can spell Gowers using American Sign Language (ASL). In sign language, each hand shape corresponds to a specific a letter of the name.

The name Gowers in sign language

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