Bown Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Bown Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Bown family

Profession Census Frequency
Farmer 30
Living On Own Means 27
Scholar 26
General Labourer 25
Cook Domestic 10
General Servant Domestic 10
Carpenter 8
Coal Miner 8
Laundress Wash 8
Ordinary Agricultural Labourer 8
Coal Miner C Hewer 8
Dress Maker 7
Domestic Servant 6
School 6
General Domestic 6
Housemaid Domestic 6
Dressmaker 6
Agricultural Labourer 6
Coal Miner Hewer 6
Grocer 5
House Painter 5
Iron Moulder 5
At School 5
Carter On Farm 5
Limestone Quarryman 4

Bown Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Bowen 80% 80,776
2 Bone 50% 35,360
3 Bown 100% 14,616
4 Boone 60% 2,921
5 Bawn 75% 2,827
6 Bowne 80% 1,117
7 Bohn 75% 842
8 Bowan 80% 733
9 Bowin 80% 531
10 Bawen 60% 495
11 Bewan 60% 295
12 Bewen 60% 272
13 Boan 75% 262
14 Bowine 67% 259
15 Bonne 60% 206
16 Beown 80% 169
17 Bowon 80% 114
18 Bwan 50% 103
19 Bewin 60% 100

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The surname Bown is the 3rd most popular variant of Bowen.

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