Hower Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Hower Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Hower family

Profession Census Frequency
Scholar 27
General Servant 4
Dress Maker 3
Servant 3
Gardener 3
Carman 2
Gentlewoman 2
None 2
Shop Keepers Daughter 2
Agricultural Labourer 2
Coal Miner 2
Hawker 2
Domestic Servant Cook 1
Green Grocer 1
Cashier Clerk In A Lawyers Office 1
Commercial Cashier In Steel Works 1
General Clerk In Gas Works 1
General Servant (domestic) 1
Silk Weaver 1
Engineer Driver In Factory 1
Office Boy 1
Railway Sorter 1
Royal Collage Surgeons Not In Practice 1
Wire Work 1
Domestic Servant 1

Hower Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Hewer 80% 5,140
2 Hower 100% 2,333
3 Houre 40% 1,671
4 Hawer 80% 679

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The surname Hower is the 2nd most popular variant of Hewer.

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