Buelow Name Origin and Family Crest

People named Buelow share a German surname with a long history. In Elsdon Smith's reading, the name described “one who came from Buelow, in Mecklenburg”.

Researching the origin

Place names like this marked newcomers by where they had come from. Smith also lists Bulow.

How common is Buelow?

Buelow ranked 16,933 in the 2010 US Census, with 1,680 people answering to the name. It sits within the 25,000 most common last names in the country.

Family crest and blazon

Coats of arms were borne by individual families. If arms are recorded under the Buelow name, our researchers explain whose they were and how they were blazoned.

Get the complete Buelow report, with a museum-style coat of arms.