| Bedfordshire | 0 |
| Buckinghamshire | 1 |
| Berkshire | 0 |
| Cambridgeshire | 0 |
| Channel Islands | 0 |
| Cheshire | 1 |
| Cornwall | 5 |
| Cumberland | 0 |
| Derbyshire | 0 |
| Devon | 1 |
| Dorset | 0 |
| Durham | 6 |
| Essex | 10 |
| Gloucestershire | 11 |
| Hampshire | 73 |
| Herefordshire | 0 |
| Hertfordshire | 32 |
| Huntingdonshire | 0 |
| Isle of Man | 0 |
| Kent | 6 |
| Lancashire | 15 |
| Leicestershire | 1 |
| Lincolnshire | 223 |
| London | 92 |
| Middlesex | 4 |
| Northumberland | 25 |
| Norfolk | 11 |
| Northamptonshire | 0 |
| Nottinghamshire | 15 |
| Oxfordshire | 1 |
| Rutland | 0 |
| Shropshire | 0 |
| Suffolk | 8 |
| Somerset | 13 |
| Surrey | 0 |
| Sussex | 3 |
| Staffordshire | 1 |
| Warwickshire | 15 |
| Westmorland | 0 |
| Wiltshire | 110 |
| Worcestershire | 0 |
| Yorkshire | 38 |
| Anglesey | 0 |
| Brecknockshire | 0 |
| Cardiganshire | 0 |
| Carnarvonshire | 0 |
| Carmarthenshire | 0 |
| Denbighshire | 1 |
| Flintshire | 0 |
| Glamorgan | 4 |
| Merionethshire | 0 |
| Montgomeryshire | 0 |
| Monmouthshire | 0 |
| Pembrokeshire | 0 |
| Radnorshire | 0 |
| Profession | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| Scholar | 137 |
| Agricultural Labourer | 52 |
| Labourer | 15 |
| Carter | 8 |
| Dress Maker | 7 |
| Servant | 7 |
| Farm Labourer | 7 |
| General Servant | 6 |
| House Maid | 6 |
| Bricklayer | 6 |
| House Keeper | 5 |
| Farmers Son | 5 |
| Farmers Daughter | 4 |
| Laundress | 4 |
| Silk Weaver | 4 |
| Draper | 3 |
| House Servant | 3 |
| Butcher | 3 |
| Dressmaker | 3 |
| Farmer | 3 |
| Tailoress | 3 |
| Shoemaker | 3 |
| Attornies Clerk | 2 |
| Cotton Doubler Lace Factory | 2 |
| Farmer's Wife | 2 |
| Name | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| Mary Dowse | 501 |
| William Dowse | 455 |
| John Dowse | 418 |
| George Dowse | 312 |
| Elizabeth Dowse | 305 |
| Thomas Dowse | 235 |
| James Dowse | 215 |
| Sarah Dowse | 209 |
| Charles Dowse | 180 |
| Jane Dowse | 162 |
| Ann Dowse | 158 |
| Henry Dowse | 154 |
| Robert Dowse | 125 |
| Richard Dowse | 112 |
| Eliza Dowse | 107 |
| Emma Dowse | 106 |
| Annie Dowse | 102 |
| Joseph Dowse | 95 |
| Edward Dowse | 94 |
| Alfred Dowse | 93 |
| Frederick Dowse | 81 |
| Alice Dowse | 75 |
| Ellen Dowse | 70 |
| Louisa Dowse | 65 |
| Hannah Dowse | 64 |
| Rank | Surname | Match | Census Frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dawes | 40% | 27,311 |
| 2 | Daws | 60% | 10,085 |
| 3 | Dowse | 100% | 7,349 |
| 4 | Dews | 60% | 4,355 |
| 5 | Douse | 80% | 3,032 |
| 6 | Dewis | 40% | 2,554 |
| 7 | Dowes | 60% | 860 |
| 8 | Dewes | 40% | 850 |
| 9 | Dows | 80% | 627 |
| 10 | Dawis | 40% | 579 |
| 11 | Dewse | 80% | 409 |
| 12 | Dawse | 80% | 276 |
| 13 | Dowis | 60% | 244 |
| 14 | Dowas | 60% | 160 |
| 15 | Dowies | 67% | 133 |
| 16 | Dawies | 50% | 123 |
The surname Dowse is the 3rd most popular variant of Dawes.