Frequency: (217)
(number of times this surname appears in a sample database of 88.7 million names, representing one third of the 1997 US population)
1. Scottish: habitational name from Mow (formerly Molle) in the parish of Morebattle, Roxburghshire.
2. Variant spelling of English Mowe, a variant of Maw.
See the Key to the Dictionary or consult the General Introduction for further explanation.
