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
School 449
Private Means 36
General Labourer 31
Coal Miner Hewer 31
Labourer 26
Dressmaker 25
General Servant (domestic) 25
Clerk 21
Domestic Servant 21
None 21
At Home 15
House Painter 15
Cook (domestic) 14
At School 13
Labourer General 13
Carpenter 12
Cook 12
Housemaid (domestic) 11
Laundress 11
Nil 11
Scholar 11
Farm Labourer 11
House Keeper 10
Milliner 10
Shop Assistant 10

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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