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 167
General Labourer 24
Labourer 19
Domestic Servant 10
Laundress 9
Cotton Weaver 9
Dock Labourer 8
Dress Maker 7
Tailor 7
Coal Miner 7
Tailoress 6
Cotton Piecer 6
House Keeper 5
Farm Labourer 5
Hawker 5
Agricultural Labourer 4
Clerk 4
None 4
Boiler Maker 3
Servant 3
Servant Domestic 3
Washerwoman 3
Charwoman 3
Cotton Operative 3
Cotton Winder 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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