Dowing Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Dowing Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Dowing family

Profession Census Frequency
Carpenter 8
Dress Maker 5
General Labourer 5
Living On Own Means 4
Agricultural Labourer 4
Book Binder 3
Clerk 3
Cook Domestic 3
Domestic Servant 3
General Servant Domestic 3
General Servant 2
Independent 2
Servant Domestic 2
Cooper 2
Iron Moulder 2
Blacksmith 2
House Keeper Domestic 2
Ordinary Agricultural Labourer 2
General Domestic 2
Draper Assistant 2
Pawn Broker 1
Publisher 1
Railway Constable 1
Show Card Maker 1
Type Founder 1

Dowing Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Dewing 83% 3,001
2 Dowing 100% 2,364
3 Dawing 83% 149

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The surname Dowing is the 2nd most popular variant of Dewing.

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