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 529
General Labourer 52
Coal Miner 35
Living On Own Means 33
Domestic Servant 28
Dress Maker 25
Agricultural Labourer 24
Laundress 22
Labourer 21
House Keeper 18
Cotton Weaver 18
Living On Her Own Means 17
General Servant 17
Farm Labourer 14
General Servant Domestic 13
Clerk 13
Cotton Spinner 12
Painter 11
Tailor 10
Errand Boy 10
Carpenter 9
Dock Labourer 9
Cook Domestic Servant 9
Brick Layer 9
Dressmaker 8

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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