Given name & surname
Dowe
“a dark-haired man”
Dowe is a variant of Dow. One Irish interpretation is “a dark-haired man.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Dowe is a variant of Dow. One Irish interpretation is “a dark-haired man.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Dowe is a variant of Dow. An origin associated with Dow is Irish.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1931. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Dowe through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 5
- 5 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 1931
- 5 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for boys is 5 in 1931. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 1,626 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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