Dewar Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Dewar Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Dewar family

Profession Census Frequency
Scholar 119
Annuitant 5
Joiner 5
Tailor 5
Lodging House Keeper 4
Clerk 3
Commercial Clerk 3
Cook 3
Shipwright 3
Domestic Servant Cook 2
General Labourer 2
General Servant 2
Hair Dresser 2
Labourer 2
Lieutenant Miletie 2
Professor Of Music 2
Smith 2
Tailoress 2
Unemployed 2
School Mistress 2
Coal Miner 2
Iron Moulder 2
Nurse 2
Dress Maker 2
Store Keeper At Foundery 1

Dewar Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Dower 60% 4,175
2 Dewar 100% 4,153
3 Dewer 80% 1,101
4 Dawer 60% 593
5 Dewire 67% 364
6 Duer 40% 163
7 Dowar 80% 149
8 Dwire 40% 113

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The surname Dewar is the 2nd most popular variant of Dower.

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