Look up another surname
The dow Surname

dow Name Meaning and History

  1. Scottish (also found in Ireland): reduced form of McDow. This surname is borne by a sept of the Buchanans.
  2. English: variant of Daw.
  3. Americanized spelling of Dutch Douw, an Old Frisian personal name.
  4. Americanized spelling of German Dau.

Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
Learn the meaning and history of your first name
Share this page with friends and family

14–Day Free Trial

dow Family Facts

Distribution of dow Families in the US in 1920
Number of dow families
 254-506
 85-253		 1-84
 0
Compiled by Ancestry.co.uk from the 1920 US Federal Census records

Click on a state to view dow census records

Year

How is this helpful?

  • You can decide where (in which states) to start searching for dow records.
  • You can see how dow families moved over time by selecting different Census years.

What do I do next?

The information for this map came from Ancestry.co.uk’s US Federal Census Collection.
  • Census records can tell you little-known facts about your ancestors such as birthplace, residence and occupation.
  • Click here to search dow census records.

Search for dow records

Hide AdvancedShow AdvancedClear Form

Search

Name

Birth

e.g. 16 Jan 1923
+/-
e.g. Reading, England, United Kingdom

Death

e.g. 16 Jan 1923
+/-
e.g. Reading, England, United Kingdom
Give priority to    

Only records from the UK and Ireland
Tell us more to get better results Search

More resources for your dow family history

Start your FREE family tree. Who will you discover?

A family tree is the easiest way to start discovering your family history. To begin, just enter whatever you know and we'll use that to try and find more information for you.

Begin your family tree with your name:

Learn more about family trees.

Member Connections

More Tools and Resources