Dowdell Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Dowdell Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Dowdell family

Profession Census Frequency
Scholar 25
Agricultural Labourer 12
Farm Labourer 6
Labourer 5
House Servant 4
Labourer's Son 3
Boot Binder 2
General Labourer 2
Errand Boy 2
Hawker 2
Scholar At Home 2
Farmers Serv 1
Inn Keeper 1
Book Binder 1
Charwoman 1
Clothes Cleaner 1
Seamstress 1
Skinner 1
Rope Make Journeyman 1
Dyer 1
General Servant 1
Mariner's Wife 1
Nailor 1
Farmer Labourer 1
Farmers Servant 1

Dowdell Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Dowdall 86% 2,136
2 Dowdell 100% 1,902
3 Dowdle 71% 1,133

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The surname Dowdell is the 2nd most popular variant of Dowdall.

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