| Bedfordshire | 0 |
| Buckinghamshire | 0 |
| Berkshire | 0 |
| Cambridgeshire | 0 |
| Channel Islands | 0 |
| Cheshire | 1 |
| Cornwall | 4 |
| Cumberland | 0 |
| Derbyshire | 0 |
| Devon | 0 |
| Dorset | 1 |
| Durham | 1 |
| Essex | 2 |
| Gloucestershire | 15 |
| Hampshire | 6 |
| Herefordshire | 0 |
| Hertfordshire | 0 |
| Huntingdonshire | 0 |
| Isle of Man | 0 |
| Kent | 1 |
| Lancashire | 3 |
| Leicestershire | 2 |
| Lincolnshire | 10 |
| London | 33 |
| Middlesex | 7 |
| Northumberland | 0 |
| Norfolk | 4 |
| Northamptonshire | 0 |
| Nottinghamshire | 2 |
| Oxfordshire | 1 |
| Rutland | 0 |
| Shropshire | 14 |
| Suffolk | 0 |
| Somerset | 2 |
| Surrey | 5 |
| Sussex | 0 |
| Staffordshire | 11 |
| Warwickshire | 10 |
| Westmorland | 0 |
| Wiltshire | 1 |
| Worcestershire | 2 |
| Yorkshire | 28 |
| Anglesey | 0 |
| Brecknockshire | 0 |
| Cardiganshire | 0 |
| Carnarvonshire | 0 |
| Carmarthenshire | 3 |
| Denbighshire | 0 |
| Flintshire | 0 |
| Glamorgan | 1 |
| Merionethshire | 0 |
| Montgomeryshire | 0 |
| Monmouthshire | 0 |
| Pembrokeshire | 0 |
| Radnorshire | 0 |
| Profession | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| Scholar | 28 |
| General Servant | 5 |
| Domestic Servant | 3 |
| Farmer | 3 |
| General Labourer | 2 |
| Tailor | 2 |
| Joiner | 2 |
| Confectioner's Assistant | 2 |
| Railway Engine Stoker | 2 |
| Railway Quarryman | 2 |
| Hosiery Merchant | 1 |
| Driller | 1 |
| Foot Man Domestic Servant | 1 |
| General Labour | 1 |
| General Servant Domestic | 1 |
| Glazier | 1 |
| House Keeper | 1 |
| Mechanic | 1 |
| Printer | 1 |
| Sergeant | 1 |
| Shop Assistant | 1 |
| Solicitor Army Cadet | 1 |
| Hammerman | 1 |
| Proprietor General Dealer | 1 |
| Assistant Master School | 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.