Bowe Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Bowe Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Bowe family

Profession Census Frequency
Scholar 57
House Servant 13
Agricultural Labourer 8
Farmers Daughter 7
Farmers Son 5
General Servant 5
At Home 5
Scholar At Home 5
Dress Maker 5
Farmers Wife 4
Annuitant 4
Shoe Maker 4
Railway Labourer 3
Sawyer 3
Servant 3
Son 3
Smith 3
Scholar At House 3
Shoe Closer 3
Blacksmith 2
Draper 2
Lace Mender 2
Laundress 2
Comber 2
Cotton Weaver 2

Bowe Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Bowe 100% 5,950
2 Bow 75% 5,019
3 Bew 50% 3,733
4 Bowie 80% 2,392
5 Boe 75% 425
6 Boow 50% 248
7 Baw 50% 229

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The surname Bowe is the most popular version of all its varients

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