Bowness Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Bowness Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Bowness family

Profession Census Frequency
Scholar 149
Farmer 19
Living On Her Own Means 7
Coal Miner 7
Dress Maker 7
Farm Servant 7
Domestic Servant 6
Joiner 6
General Labourer 5
Servant 5
Cotton Weaver 5
General Servant Domestic 5
Farmers Son 5
Grocer 5
Shoe Maker 5
Labourer 4
General Servant 4
Farmer's Son 4
Plumber 3
Tailor 3
Agricultural Labourer 3
Engine Fitter 3
Living On Own Means 3
Cotton Spinner 3
House Keeper 3

Bowness Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Bones 71% 8,224
2 Bowness 100% 4,419
3 Bownes 86% 1,602
4 Boness 86% 1,380
5 Bownass 86% 373
6 Bonnes 71% 204

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The surname Bowness is the 2nd most popular variant of Bones.

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