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 10
Farm Labourer 6
Carpenter 4
Labourer 3
Private 1/23 Registered 2
Agricultural Labourer 2
Daughter Of Above 2
All Scholars Boarding In The House Of The Above 1
Assistant Teacher 1
Assistant To Wife 1
Farmer Of 30 Acers 1
Farmrer 1
Laborer's Wife 1
Labourer Grocer Waggoner 1
Laundress 1
Miner Copper 1
Pauper 1
Signal Man Cornwall Railway 1
Store Keeper 1
Domestic Servant 1
Grocer Master 1
Captain Half Pay 12 Foot 1
Captain Lady 1
Carpenter & Joiner 1
Nurse 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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