Bowden Name Meaning: An Old English name thought to have derived from the saying 'bufan dune', meaning 'above the hill'.
A topographocal name given to someone who lived on or near a hill or above a hill.
Discover how your Bowden ancestors earned their living and spread across the country. Find out more about your family history by using the Free Search box.| Bedfordshire | 0 |
| Buckinghamshire | 132 |
| Berkshire | 0 |
| Cambridgeshire | 2 |
| Channel Islands | 37 |
| Cheshire | 517 |
| Cornwall | 533 |
| Cumberland | 0 |
| Derbyshire | 336 |
| Devon | 1,530 |
| Dorset | 28 |
| Durham | 20 |
| Essex | 15 |
| Gloucestershire | 167 |
| Hampshire | 37 |
| Herefordshire | 5 |
| Hertfordshire | 16 |
| Huntingdonshire (and Rutland) | 3 |
| Isle of Man | 0 |
| Kent | 24 |
| Lancashire | 365 |
| Leicestershire | 2 |
| Lincolnshire | 12 |
| London | 454 |
| Middlesex | 15 |
| Northumberland | 36 |
| Norfolk | 74 |
| Northamptonshire | 6 |
| Nottinghamshire | 11 |
| Oxfordshire | 60 |
| Rutland (and Huntingdonshire) | 3 |
| Shropshire | 2 |
| Suffolk | 7 |
| Somerset | 199 |
| Surrey | 9 |
| Sussex | 13 |
| Staffordshire | 20 |
| Warwickshire | 35 |
| Westmorland | 0 |
| Wiltshire | 91 |
| Worcestershire | 1 |
| Yorkshire | 72 |
| Anglesey | 0 |
| Brecknockshire | 0 |
| Cardiganshire | 0 |
| Carnarvonshire | 1 |
| Carmarthenshire | 0 |
| Denbighshire | 0 |
| Flintshire | 0 |
| Glamorgan | 25 |
| Merionethshire | 0 |
| Montgomeryshire | 2 |
| Monmouthshire | 4 |
| Pembrokeshire | 0 |
| Radnorshire | 0 |
| Profession | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| Agricultural Labourer | 243 |
| Female Servant | 209 |
| Independent | 139 |
| Labourer | 105 |
| Male Servant | 84 |
| Farmer | 60 |
| Cotton Weaver | 44 |
| Dress Maker | 39 |
| Shoe Maker | 32 |
| Ag Labourer | 32 |
| Apprentice | 27 |
| Carpenter | 26 |
| Tailor | 22 |
| Weaver | 20 |
| Cotton Spinner | 19 |
| Mason | 18 |
| Sawyer | 18 |
| Hatter | 18 |
| Coal Miner | 15 |
| Miner | 15 |
| Silk Weaver | 14 |
| Pauper | 14 |
| Blacksmith | 13 |
| Publican | 13 |
| Milliner | 13 |
| Name | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| Mary Bowden | 4,452 |
| William Bowden | 4,441 |
| John Bowden | 4,016 |
| Elizabeth Bowden | 3,031 |
| Thomas Bowden | 2,117 |
| James Bowden | 2,072 |
| George Bowden | 1,980 |
| Sarah Bowden | 1,824 |
| Ann Bowden | 1,285 |
| Jane Bowden | 1,241 |
| Joseph Bowden | 1,178 |
| Henry Bowden | 977 |
| Charles Bowden | 951 |
| Eliza Bowden | 890 |
| Samuel Bowden | 829 |
| Alice Bowden | 802 |
| Robert Bowden | 798 |
| Ellen Bowden | 788 |
| Annie Bowden | 773 |
| Richard Bowden | 729 |
| Hannah Bowden | 719 |
| Frederick Bowden | 698 |
| Emma Bowden | 695 |
| Edward Bowden | 663 |
| Emily Bowden | 597 |
| Rank | Surname | Match | Census Frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bowden | 100% | 61,591 |
| 2 | Boden | 83% | 17,058 |
| 3 | Bawden | 83% | 11,572 |
| 4 | Bowdon | 83% | 2,184 |
| 5 | Bawdon | 67% | 535 |
| 6 | Bodden | 83% | 356 |
| 7 | Bowdin | 83% | 179 |
| 8 | Booden | 83% | 155 |
| 9 | Bowdan | 83% | 101 |
The surname Bowden is the most popular version of all its varients