| Bedfordshire | 0 |
| Buckinghamshire | 2 |
| Berkshire | 10 |
| Cambridgeshire | 1 |
| Channel Islands | 5 |
| Cheshire | 9 |
| Cornwall | 4 |
| Cumberland | 32 |
| Derbyshire | 0 |
| Devon | 11 |
| Dorset | 0 |
| Durham | 40 |
| Essex | 4 |
| Gloucestershire | 14 |
| Hampshire | 1 |
| Herefordshire | 2 |
| Hertfordshire | 0 |
| Huntingdonshire | 0 |
| Isle of Man | 0 |
| Kent | 23 |
| Lancashire | 122 |
| Leicestershire | 7 |
| Lincolnshire | 3 |
| London | 137 |
| Middlesex | 4 |
| Northumberland | 33 |
| Norfolk | 27 |
| Northamptonshire | 9 |
| Nottinghamshire | 6 |
| Oxfordshire | 0 |
| Rutland | 0 |
| Shropshire | 6 |
| Suffolk | 7 |
| Somerset | 17 |
| Surrey | 21 |
| Sussex | 2 |
| Staffordshire | 5 |
| Warwickshire | 23 |
| Westmorland | 0 |
| Wiltshire | 12 |
| Worcestershire | 12 |
| Yorkshire | 77 |
| Anglesey | 0 |
| Brecknockshire | 0 |
| Cardiganshire | 0 |
| Carnarvonshire | 0 |
| Carmarthenshire | 4 |
| Denbighshire | 2 |
| Flintshire | 0 |
| Glamorgan | 11 |
| Merionethshire | 3 |
| Montgomeryshire | 0 |
| Monmouthshire | 0 |
| Pembrokeshire | 1 |
| Radnorshire | 0 |
| Profession | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| Scholar | 101 |
| Living On Her Own Means | 12 |
| Domestic Servant | 9 |
| Labourer | 9 |
| General Labourer | 9 |
| Coal Miner | 7 |
| Cotton Operator | 6 |
| Cotton Weaver | 6 |
| Errand Boy | 5 |
| Assistant | 4 |
| General Servant | 4 |
| Gardener | 4 |
| Blacksmith | 4 |
| Coalminer | 4 |
| Tailoress | 3 |
| Hawker | 3 |
| Living On Own Means | 3 |
| Charwoman | 3 |
| General Servant Domestic | 3 |
| Bricklayer Labourer | 3 |
| Painter | 3 |
| Farmer's Son | 3 |
| Silk Piecer | 2 |
| Tailor | 2 |
| Cook | 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.