Dower Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Dower Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Dower family

Profession Census Frequency
General Labourer 9
Farmer 9
General Servant Domestic 6
Stone Mason 5
Cook Domestic 4
House Maid Domestic 4
Living On Own Means 4
Coal Miner Hewer 4
Cotton Card Room Hand 4
Domestic Servant 4
Tin Miner 4
Scholar 4
Charwoman 3
Commercial Clerk 3
Cotton Weaver 3
Dock Labourer 3
Iron Moulder 3
Carpenter 3
Ordinary Agricultural Labourer 3
Farmers Brother 3
Carter Railway 2
Household Domestic 2
Photographers Assistant 2
At School 2
Granite Mason 2

Dower Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Dower 100% 4,175
2 Dewar 60% 4,153
3 Dewer 80% 1,101
4 Dawer 80% 593
5 Dewire 50% 364
6 Dowar 80% 149
7 Dwire 40% 113

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

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