Billows is used as a family name or surname in Old Gaelic. It is 7 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Billows
No. of characters: 7
Origin: Old Gaelic
Meaning: Billows can be a derivative of Old Gaelic Bilo, quoted by Forstemann, and that Pill and Pillow, unless connected with Peel, may be High German forms of Bill or Bilo. Bellew, Pellew, Bellas, Belliss and Bowles are also surnames. Pellew is believed to be of Norman origin, from bel-eau, the beautiful water, the designation of Belleau, the appellation of parish co. Lincoln. Bowles has been derived from Bellovesus, a celebrated name mentioned in Liv., Lib. v., cap.33, said to mean a leader in war (dux belli), from Old Gaelic vel, used for veld, war. The writer of Britaine's Remains supposes the name Bellows to be a corruption of Bellhouse and also mentions a History of the Bellows Family by the Rev. Henry W. Bellows, D.D., of New York.

How popular is Billows?

Billows is ranked 434712 on our list.

Billows is a very rare family name, few people in England and New Zealand have the last name. Around 589 people have been found who wears Billows as their family name. Billows have bearers in many countries around the world. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 1 - 10:
6,072 China7
118,441 Germany2
91,784 Netherlands2
31,207 Ireland1
277,603 France1
30,360 Thailand1
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
15,547 New Zealand36
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
26,056 Australia91
Countries with hundreds of Billows:
27,382 England172
124,655 United States171
31,803 Canada105

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