Dowd Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Dowd Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Dowd family

Profession Census Frequency
Scholar 101
Labourer 24
Tailor 13
Labourer In Iron Works 6
Domestic Servant 6
Hawker 6
Agricultural Labourer 6
House Keeper 6
Farm Labourer 5
Laundress 5
General Servant 4
Labourer Iron Works 4
Painter 4
Dress Maker 4
Servant 4
Tailoress 4
Farm Servant 3
Washerwoman 3
Labourer At Iron Works 3
Cotton Operative 3
Cotton Operatve 3
Scholor 3
Throstle Doffer 3
Brick Layer 3
At Home 3

Dowd Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Dowd 100% 5,684
2 Doud 75% 702
3 Dowde 80% 339
4 Odowd 80% 252
5 Edwood 50% 109

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The surname Dowd is the most popular version of all its varients

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