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 149
Agricultural Labourer 29
Labourer 26
Laundress 15
Domestic Servant 14
Dress Maker 10
Glover 7
Annuitant 7
General Servant 5
Wife Of Above 5
House Keeper 5
Governess 5
Shoe Maker 5
Butcher 5
Agricultural Labourer Wife 4
Carpenter 4
Dairy Man 4
Farmers Wife 4
Needlewoman 4
Painter 4
Ag Labourer 4
Woollen Weaver 4
Dairyman 3
Grocer 3
Cloth Weaver 3

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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