| Bedfordshire | 0 |
| Buckinghamshire | 2 |
| Berkshire | 1 |
| Cambridgeshire | 0 |
| Channel Islands | 0 |
| Cheshire | 12 |
| Cornwall | 15 |
| Cumberland | 26 |
| Derbyshire | 1 |
| Devon | 0 |
| Dorset | 9 |
| Durham | 16 |
| Essex | 33 |
| Gloucestershire | 5 |
| Hampshire | 7 |
| Herefordshire | 0 |
| Hertfordshire | 0 |
| Huntingdonshire | 0 |
| Isle of Man | 0 |
| Kent | 9 |
| Lancashire | 79 |
| Leicestershire | 7 |
| Lincolnshire | 1 |
| London | 93 |
| Middlesex | 34 |
| Northumberland | 20 |
| Norfolk | 3 |
| Northamptonshire | 1 |
| Nottinghamshire | 2 |
| Oxfordshire | 0 |
| Rutland | 0 |
| Shropshire | 0 |
| Suffolk | 1 |
| Somerset | 21 |
| Surrey | 7 |
| Sussex | 6 |
| Staffordshire | 1 |
| Warwickshire | 23 |
| Westmorland | 0 |
| Wiltshire | 3 |
| Worcestershire | 5 |
| Yorkshire | 53 |
| Anglesey | 0 |
| Brecknockshire | 1 |
| Cardiganshire | 0 |
| Carnarvonshire | 0 |
| Carmarthenshire | 0 |
| Denbighshire | 1 |
| Flintshire | 0 |
| Glamorgan | 17 |
| Merionethshire | 0 |
| Montgomeryshire | 0 |
| Monmouthshire | 1 |
| Pembrokeshire | 1 |
| Radnorshire | 0 |
| Profession | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| School | 46 |
| Private Means | 10 |
| Dressmaker | 7 |
| Coal Miner Hewer | 5 |
| General Servant (domestic) | 4 |
| Dock Labourer | 4 |
| Farmer's Son Working On Farm | 4 |
| Clerk | 3 |
| Commercial Clerk | 3 |
| General Servant Domestic | 3 |
| None | 3 |
| General Labourer | 3 |
| Home | 3 |
| Labourer | 3 |
| Commercial Clerk - Petroleum Trade | 3 |
| Nil | 3 |
| Student | 2 |
| Artist | 2 |
| Assisting At Home | 2 |
| Domestic Servant | 2 |
| Chimney Sweep | 2 |
| Cotton Weaver | 2 |
| House Painter | 2 |
| Winder | 2 |
| Insurance Clerk | 2 |
| Name | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| Mary Gowan | 276 |
| John Gowan | 257 |
| William Gowan | 234 |
| Elizabeth Gowan | 171 |
| James Gowan | 159 |
| Thomas Gowan | 120 |
| George Gowan | 84 |
| Sarah Gowan | 77 |
| Jane Gowan | 75 |
| Ellen Gowan | 71 |
| Margaret Gowan | 71 |
| Robert Gowan | 62 |
| Annie Gowan | 61 |
| Ann Gowan | 58 |
| Charles Gowan | 54 |
| Henry Gowan | 54 |
| Catherine Gowan | 49 |
| Edward Gowan | 48 |
| Joseph Gowan | 46 |
| Alice Gowan | 41 |
| Eliza Gowan | 36 |
| Frederick Gowan | 35 |
| Samuel Gowan | 32 |
| Emma Gowan | 31 |
| Patrick Gowan | 31 |
| Rank | Surname | Match | Census Frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gowen | 80% | 5,122 |
| 2 | Gowan | 100% | 3,751 |
| 3 | Gawne | 40% | 2,413 |
| 4 | Gawn | 60% | 1,050 |
| 5 | Gown | 80% | 979 |
| 6 | Gawen | 60% | 676 |
| 7 | Gowin | 80% | 420 |
| 8 | Gowne | 60% | 384 |
| 9 | Gwin | 60% | 297 |
| 10 | Gwen | 60% | 256 |
| 11 | Gawan | 80% | 210 |
| 12 | Gawin | 60% | 122 |
| 13 | Goowin | 67% | 117 |
The surname Gowan is the 2nd most popular variant of Gowen.