Dowding Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Dowding Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Dowding family

Profession Census Frequency
Scholar 146
Agricultural Labourer 49
At Home 17
House Servant 16
Dress Maker 13
Labourer 10
Butcher 8
Tailor 8
Glover 8
Servant 7
Shoe Maker 7
Annuitant 6
Farmers Wife 6
Pauper 6
Farm Labourer 6
Scholar At Home 6
Labourer Silk Mill 6
Bricklayer 5
Farmer's Daughter 4
Pauper Formerly Farmer Servant 4
Shoe Maker's Daughter 4
Dairymans Daur 4
Farmers Daur 4
Farmers Son 4
Labourer Wife 4

Dowding Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Dowding 100% 8,856
2 Dawding 86% 143

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

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