Bows Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Bows Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Bows family

Profession Census Frequency
School 8
Waggoner On Farm 3
Dressmaker 2
Domestic Servant 2
Domestic 1
Assistant 1
Beer House Keeper 1
Charwoman 1
Coachman Gardner 1
Farm Cabourer 1
General Servant Domestic 1
Green Grocer 1
No Occupation 1
Sairt Machinist 1
Teacher Elementary 1
Thraching Machine Propreation 1
Traction Engine Driver 1
Dairy Work 1
Farm Son Working On Farm 1
Farmer Shodginghouse 1
House Work 1
Son Working In Farm 1
Engineers Fitter 1
House Labourer 1
Masons Labourer 1

Bows Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Bowes 80% 18,690
2 Bows 100% 854
3 Bews 75% 810
4 Bewes 60% 508
5 Bawes 60% 302
6 Bowis 80% 212
7 Bowse 80% 170
8 Bewis 60% 157

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The surname Bows is the 2nd most popular variant of Bowes.

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