| Bedfordshire | 0 |
| Buckinghamshire | 0 |
| Berkshire | 0 |
| Cambridgeshire | 6 |
| Channel Islands | 1 |
| Cheshire | 0 |
| Cornwall | 7 |
| Cumberland | 0 |
| Derbyshire | 12 |
| Devon | 1 |
| Dorset | 0 |
| Durham | 0 |
| Essex | 0 |
| Gloucestershire | 1 |
| Hampshire | 4 |
| Herefordshire | 0 |
| Hertfordshire | 0 |
| Huntingdonshire | 0 |
| Isle of Man | 1 |
| Kent | 1 |
| Lancashire | 1 |
| Leicestershire | 2 |
| Lincolnshire | 4 |
| London | 9 |
| Middlesex | 0 |
| Northumberland | 2 |
| Norfolk | 1 |
| Northamptonshire | 0 |
| Nottinghamshire | 0 |
| Oxfordshire | 0 |
| Rutland | 0 |
| Shropshire | 7 |
| Suffolk | 0 |
| Somerset | 8 |
| Surrey | 3 |
| Sussex | 7 |
| Staffordshire | 0 |
| Warwickshire | 1 |
| Westmorland | 0 |
| Wiltshire | 4 |
| Worcestershire | 3 |
| Yorkshire | 4 |
| Anglesey | 0 |
| Brecknockshire | 0 |
| Cardiganshire | 0 |
| Carnarvonshire | 0 |
| Carmarthenshire | 0 |
| Denbighshire | 0 |
| Flintshire | 6 |
| Glamorgan | 2 |
| Merionethshire | 0 |
| Montgomeryshire | 0 |
| Monmouthshire | 0 |
| Pembrokeshire | 0 |
| Radnorshire | 0 |
| Profession | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| Independent | 5 |
| Female Servant | 5 |
| Agricultural Labourer | 4 |
| Shoe Maker | 2 |
| Labourer | 2 |
| Publican | 1 |
| Engineer | 1 |
| Coal Miner | 1 |
| Hawker | 1 |
| Pauper | 1 |
| Hallier | 1 |
| Soldier | 1 |
| Builder | 1 |
| Dress Maker | 1 |
| Farmer | 1 |
| Draper | 1 |
| Sawyer | 1 |
| Tailor | 1 |
| Porter | 1 |
| Male Servant | 1 |
| Victualler | 1 |
| Attorney | 1 |
| Land Agent | 1 |
| Nailer | 1 |
| Saw Maker | 1 |
| Name | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| William Dowes | 69 |
| Mary Dowes | 67 |
| John Dowes | 39 |
| Thomas Dowes | 38 |
| George Dowes | 32 |
| Elizabeth Dowes | 30 |
| James Dowes | 21 |
| Sarah Dowes | 21 |
| Henry Dowes | 19 |
| Ann Dowes | 18 |
| Charles Dowes | 18 |
| Jane Dowes | 16 |
| Annie Dowes | 14 |
| Joseph Dowes | 14 |
| Alfred Dowes | 12 |
| Margaret Dowes | 12 |
| Martha Dowes | 12 |
| Ada Dowes | 11 |
| Emily Dowes | 11 |
| Emma Dowes | 11 |
| Alice Dowes | 10 |
| Arthur Dowes | 9 |
| Eliza Dowes | 9 |
| Hannah Dowes | 9 |
| Frederick Dowes | 8 |
| Rank | Surname | Match | Census Frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dawes | 80% | 27,311 |
| 2 | Daws | 60% | 10,085 |
| 3 | Dowse | 60% | 7,349 |
| 4 | Dews | 60% | 4,355 |
| 5 | Dewis | 60% | 2,554 |
| 6 | Dowes | 100% | 860 |
| 7 | Dewes | 80% | 850 |
| 8 | Dows | 80% | 627 |
| 9 | Dawis | 60% | 579 |
| 10 | Dewse | 40% | 409 |
| 11 | Dawse | 40% | 276 |
| 12 | Dowis | 80% | 244 |
| 13 | Dowas | 80% | 160 |
| 14 | Dowies | 83% | 133 |
| 15 | Dawies | 67% | 123 |
The surname Dowes is the 6th most popular variant of Dawes.