Bowell Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Bowell Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Bowell family

Profession Census Frequency
School 82
Farm Labourer 10
Dressmaker 9
Clerk 8
General Labourer 8
Bricklayer 7
General Servant (domestic) 6
Housekeeper 5
Labourer 5
Private Means 5
Cook (domestic) 4
Domestic Servant 4
General Servant 4
None 4
At School 4
Coal Miner Hewer 4
House Keeper 4
Old Age Pensioner 4
Errand Boy 3
Gardener (domestic) 3
General Servant Domestic 3
Postman 3
At Home 3
Farm Labourer (general) 3
Farmer 3

Bowell Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Bowell 100% 8,038
2 Bewell 83% 1,165
3 Bowel 83% 412
4 Bowall 83% 142
5 Bawell 83% 130
6 Bwell 83% 109

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

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