| Bedfordshire | 0 |
| Buckinghamshire | 0 |
| Berkshire | 5 |
| Cambridgeshire | 0 |
| Channel Islands | 0 |
| Cheshire | 0 |
| Cornwall | 0 |
| Cumberland | 0 |
| Derbyshire | 1 |
| Devon | 0 |
| Dorset | 0 |
| Durham | 5 |
| Essex | 0 |
| Gloucestershire | 1 |
| Hampshire | 0 |
| Herefordshire | 0 |
| Hertfordshire | 0 |
| Huntingdonshire (and Rutland) | 1 |
| Isle of Man | 0 |
| Kent | 5 |
| Lancashire | 7 |
| Leicestershire | 0 |
| Lincolnshire | 44 |
| London | 7 |
| Middlesex | 0 |
| Northumberland | 0 |
| Norfolk | 0 |
| Northamptonshire | 0 |
| Nottinghamshire | 5 |
| Oxfordshire | 0 |
| Rutland (and Huntingdonshire) | 1 |
| Shropshire | 0 |
| Suffolk | 0 |
| Somerset | 2 |
| Surrey | 1 |
| Sussex | 3 |
| Staffordshire | 0 |
| Warwickshire | 3 |
| Westmorland | 0 |
| Wiltshire | 0 |
| Worcestershire | 0 |
| Yorkshire | 10 |
| Anglesey | 0 |
| Brecknockshire | 0 |
| Cardiganshire | 0 |
| Carnarvonshire | 0 |
| Carmarthenshire | 0 |
| Denbighshire | 0 |
| Flintshire | 0 |
| Glamorgan | 0 |
| Merionethshire | 0 |
| Montgomeryshire | 0 |
| Monmouthshire | 0 |
| Pembrokeshire | 0 |
| Radnorshire | 0 |
| Profession | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| Scholar | 22 |
| General Servant Domestic | 4 |
| Draper Assistant | 2 |
| Agricultural Labourer | 2 |
| Coachmans N D | 1 |
| Dress Maker | 1 |
| Infant | 1 |
| Shop Boy | 1 |
| Partner | 1 |
| Principal Of School | 1 |
| Carpenter | 1 |
| Carrier | 1 |
| Farmer Of 253 Acres Employing 7 Men & 2 Boys | 1 |
| Farmer Of 55 Acres Employing 1 Boy | 1 |
| Farmers Son | 1 |
| Groom Domestic | 1 |
| Labourer | 1 |
| Retired Farmer | 1 |
| Solicitor Daughter | 1 |
| Town Clerks Clerk | 1 |
| Town Clerks Wife | 1 |
| Coach Carriage Maker | 1 |
| Job Butcher | 1 |
| Packer Factory Labourer Unemployed | 1 |
| Waistcoat Tailoress | 1 |
| Name | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| John Dows | 48 |
| Mary Dows | 36 |
| Thomas Dows | 32 |
| William Dows | 24 |
| Sarah Dows | 20 |
| Elizabeth Dows | 19 |
| Stephen Dows | 18 |
| Ann Dows | 16 |
| George Dows | 16 |
| Jane Dows | 16 |
| Isaac Dows | 12 |
| Ernest Dows | 10 |
| Fanny Dows | 10 |
| Frances Dows | 10 |
| James Dows | 10 |
| Alice Dows | 9 |
| Henry Dows | 9 |
| Joseph Dows | 9 |
| Annie Dows | 8 |
| Charles Dows | 8 |
| Arthur Dows | 7 |
| Clara Dows | 7 |
| Ethel Dows | 7 |
| Harry Dows | 7 |
| Richard Dows | 7 |
| Rank | Surname | Match | Census Frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dawes | 60% | 27,311 |
| 2 | Daws | 75% | 10,085 |
| 3 | Dowse | 80% | 7,349 |
| 4 | Dews | 75% | 4,355 |
| 5 | Dewis | 60% | 2,554 |
| 6 | Dowes | 80% | 860 |
| 7 | Dewes | 60% | 850 |
| 8 | Dows | 100% | 627 |
| 9 | Dawis | 60% | 579 |
| 10 | Dewse | 60% | 409 |
| 11 | Dawse | 60% | 276 |
| 12 | Dowis | 80% | 244 |
| 13 | Dowas | 80% | 160 |
| 14 | Dowies | 67% | 133 |
| 15 | Dawies | 50% | 123 |
The surname Dows is the 8th most popular variant of Dawes.