Lawer Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Lawer Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Lawer family

Profession Census Frequency
Scholar 11
Agricultural Labourer 4
Lead Dresser 2
Laundress 2
Farm Labourer 1
Servant 1
Carter 1
Char Woman 1
Farmer's Head 1
Labourer Wife 1
School Mistress 1
Stone Mason 1
Dress Maker 1
Mariner 1
Running Fittor 1
Sailor Apprentice 1
General Servant 1
Sawyer 1
Block Maker 1
Dock Labourer 1
Silk Dyer 1
French Polisher 1
Monthly Nurse 1
Shipwright Wife 1

Lawer Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Lower 80% 9,175
2 Lewer 80% 3,008
3 Lowrie 33% 2,983
4 Lawrie 50% 2,891
5 Layer 80% 2,663
6 Lawer 100% 744
7 Olwer 60% 690
8 Oliwer 67% 101

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The surname Lawer is the 6th most popular variant of Lower.

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