Bowar Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Bowar Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Bowar family

Profession Census Frequency
Coal Miner Hewer 3
Coffee House Manager 2
Servant Domestic 2
Cattle Dealer 2
Living On Own Means 2
Domestic Servant 2
Carter 1
House Servant 1
Needlewoman 1
Solicitor's Clerk 1
Coal Miner Hewer Horse Driver 1
Commercial Trawler 1
Inn Keeper 1
Iron Monger 1
Bricklayer 1
Painter House 1
Miller Flour Mill 1
Tailoress 1
Railway Wagon Engine ? Maker 1
Colliery Engineman 1
Butcher 1
Drayman Journeyman 1
Drayman Shopkeepwer 1
Mariner Boiler Maker 1
Picker 1

Bowar Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Bower 80% 47,283
2 Bowar 100% 832
3 Bewer 60% 831
4 Bowra 60% 769
5 Bawer 60% 356
6 Bowher 67% 100

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The surname Bowar is the 2nd most popular variant of Bower.

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