| Bedfordshire | 0 |
| Buckinghamshire | 0 |
| Berkshire | 0 |
| Cambridgeshire | 0 |
| Channel Islands | 0 |
| Cheshire | 0 |
| Cornwall | 1 |
| Cumberland | 6 |
| Derbyshire | 0 |
| Devon | 5 |
| Dorset | 2 |
| Durham | 4 |
| Essex | 5 |
| Gloucestershire | 7 |
| Hampshire | 14 |
| Herefordshire | 1 |
| Hertfordshire | 0 |
| Huntingdonshire (and Rutland) | 3 |
| Isle of Man | 0 |
| Kent | 12 |
| Lancashire | 6 |
| Leicestershire | 1 |
| Lincolnshire | 7 |
| London | 45 |
| Middlesex | 8 |
| Northumberland | 1 |
| Norfolk | 10 |
| Northamptonshire | 2 |
| Nottinghamshire | 3 |
| Oxfordshire | 0 |
| Rutland (and Huntingdonshire) | 3 |
| Shropshire | 3 |
| Suffolk | 3 |
| Somerset | 1 |
| Surrey | 1 |
| Sussex | 6 |
| Staffordshire | 1 |
| Warwickshire | 1 |
| Westmorland | 0 |
| Wiltshire | 1 |
| Worcestershire | 2 |
| Yorkshire | 7 |
| Anglesey | 0 |
| Brecknockshire | 0 |
| Cardiganshire | 0 |
| Carnarvonshire | 0 |
| Carmarthenshire | 0 |
| Denbighshire | 0 |
| Flintshire | 0 |
| Glamorgan | 11 |
| Merionethshire | 0 |
| Montgomeryshire | 0 |
| Monmouthshire | 0 |
| Pembrokeshire | 0 |
| Radnorshire | 0 |
| Profession | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| Cook Domestic | 3 |
| Laundress Wash | 3 |
| House Maid Domestic | 2 |
| Newsagent | 2 |
| General Labourer | 2 |
| Domestic Cook | 2 |
| General Servant Domestic | 2 |
| Dressmaker | 2 |
| Horse Keeper On Farm | 2 |
| Carpenter | 1 |
| Nurse Sick | 1 |
| Nursemaid | 1 |
| Brewer's Commercial Traveller | 1 |
| Gardener | 1 |
| Servant Domestic | 1 |
| Living On Own Means | 1 |
| Engine Driver In Rolling Mill | 1 |
| Cigar Maker | 1 |
| Brass Finisher | 1 |
| Engine Fitter | 1 |
| Retired Decorator Point | 1 |
| Mason | 1 |
| Builder's Assistant | 1 |
| Butcher General | 1 |
| Coal Miner C Hewer | 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.