Dowling Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Dowling Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Dowling family

Profession Census Frequency
Scholar 457
Labourer 62
Agricultural Labourer 43
General Servant 33
Domestic Servant 22
Servant 22
Dress Maker 22
Annuitant 18
Laundress 18
House Keeper 11
Stone Mason 11
None 11
Tailor 11
Carpenter 11
Cotton Weaver 10
Bricklayer 9
Charwoman 9
Cook 9
Dressmaker 8
General Servant Domestic 8
Porter 8
Governess 7
Cabinet Maker 7
Mason 7
Carter 6

Dowling Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Dowling 100% 22,153
2 Dawling 86% 1,442

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The surname Dowling is the most popular version of all its varients

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