Dowies Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Dowies Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Dowies family

Profession Census Frequency
School 4
Collier Hewer 2
Pork Butcher 2
General Servant (domestic) 2
Farm Labourer 1
Gangrel Lleny Musid 1
Labourer (farm) 1
Medical Praililiner 1
Medical Praitilruner 1
Morwyn 1
Student 1
Apprentice & Elect Engineer 1
Blacksmith 1
Clerk (prdy) 1
Housemaid 1
Housemaid (domestic) 1
School Teacher 1
Cook (domestic) 1
Fish Plate Mill Labourer 1
Master Butcher 1
Sadler 1
Charing 1
Ex Soldier General Labourer 1
Salesman 1
Lon Aes 1

Dowies Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Dawes 67% 27,311
2 Daws 50% 10,085
3 Dowse 67% 7,349
4 Dews 50% 4,355
5 Dewis 67% 2,554
6 Dowes 83% 860
7 Dewes 67% 850
8 Dows 67% 627
9 Dawis 67% 579
10 Dewse 50% 409
11 Dawse 50% 276
12 Dowis 83% 244
13 Dowas 67% 160
14 Dowies 100% 133
15 Dawies 83% 123

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The surname Dowies is the 14th most popular variant of Dawes.

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