Dowson Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Dowson Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Dowson family

Profession Census Frequency
Farmer 42
Living On Own Means 37
Coal Miner Hewer 37
General Labourer 22
General Servant Domestic 18
Scholar 18
Dress Maker 12
House Maid Domestic 11
Draper Assistant 10
Domestic Servant 9
Agricultural Labourer 9
Coal Hewer 9
Servant Domestic 9
Cook Domestic 8
School 8
Dressmaker 7
Blacksmith 7
Butcher 7
General Domestic 7
House Keeper Domestic 7
Inn Keeper 7
Lodging House Keeper 7
Housemaid Domestic 6
Dock Labourer 6
Draper 6

Dowson Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Dawson 83% 215,507
2 Dowson 100% 17,149
3 Dewson 83% 2,726
4 Dewison 71% 218
5 Dawsen 67% 146

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The surname Dowson is the 2nd most popular variant of Dawson.

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