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
General Servant (domestic) 2
Dress Maker 1
Tailoress 1
Carpenter 1
None (private Means) 1
Green Grocer 1
Laundry Ian Man 1
Working Housekeeper 1
House Painter 1
School 1
None 1
Farm Labour 1
Labourer General 1
Formerly Housekeeper 1
Barman 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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