Dawer Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Dawer Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Dawer family

Profession Census Frequency
Scholar 14
Domestic Servant 2
General Servant 2
Book Binder 1
Builder 1
Dreesmaker 1
Locomotive Driver 1
Machinist 1
Postal Telegraphist Servant 1
Warehouseman 1
Mariner 1
Apprentice 1
Cloth Cutter 1
Enginneers Model Maker 1
Farmer Worsted Weaver 1
Iron Merchant Employing 3 Men 1
Iron Merchants Wife 1
Page 1
Agricultural Labourer 1
Lanndress 1
Barmaid 1
Somestic Servant General 1
Cotton Cleaner 1
Stone Mason 1
Clerk Carpet Winder 1

Dawer Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Dower 80% 4,175
2 Dewar 60% 4,153
3 Dayer 80% 2,287
4 Dewer 80% 1,101
5 Dawer 100% 593
6 Dewire 50% 364
7 Dowar 60% 149
8 Dwire 40% 113

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The surname Dawer is the 5th most popular variant of Dower.

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