Bowls Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Bowls Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Bowls family

Profession Census Frequency
Agricultural Labourer 13
Farm Labourer 6
Scholar 6
House Servant 3
Lace Maker 2
Agricultural Field Labourer 2
Labourer Son 2
Pauper Agricultural Labourer 2
Silk Winder 2
Farmers Son Employed On Firm 2
Dairy Maid 1
Cooper 1
Kitchen Boy 1
Dairy Girl 1
Dress Maker 1
Farmers Labourer 1
House Keeper 1
A Pauper 1
At Home 1
Farm Labourer Wife 1
Rope Maker 1
Rope Maker Dock Yard 1
Seamstress 1
Labourer 1
Corn Dealer 1

Bowls Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Bowles 83% 33,314
2 Boles 60% 901
3 Booles 67% 852
4 Bools 80% 652
5 Bowls 100% 649
6 Bowels 83% 623
7 Bowlas 83% 542
8 Bolls 80% 208
9 Bawles 67% 155

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The surname Bowls is the 5th most popular variant of Bowles.

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