Bowlen Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Bowlen Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Bowlen family

Profession Census Frequency
Scholar 3
Visitor 3
Coal Miner 2
Domestic Servant 1
Shoe Maker 1
Card Tenter Cotton Mill 1
Fibre Dresser 1
House Duties 1
Loomer & Twister In A Silk Mill 1
Piecer Cotton Mill 1
Railway Platelayer 1
Domestic 1
General Servant 1
Copper Plate Engraver 1
Railway Gate Keeper 1

Bowlen Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Bollen 83% 3,512
2 Bolan 67% 2,227
3 Bollon 67% 543
4 Bowlan 83% 326
5 Bollan 67% 217
6 Bowlen 100% 211
7 Bowlin 83% 188
8 Bolen 83% 132

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The surname Bowlen is the 6th most popular variant of Bollen.

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