Lawes Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Lawes Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Lawes family

Profession Census Frequency
Scholar 169
Agricultural Labourer 63
House Servant 15
Labourer 12
Dress Maker 12
Laundress 11
Servant 9
House Keeper 7
Tailor 7
Shepherd 7
Coal Miner 7
General Servant 7
Carpenter 7
?left City 6
Millers Son 5
Cook 5
Domestic Servant 5
Tailoress 5
Carter 5
Cordwainer 5
Farm Labourer 5
Blacksmith 4
Miner 4
None 4
Tea Dealer 4

Lawes Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Lewis 60% 587,574
2 Laws 80% 23,910
3 Lowes 80% 14,705
4 Lewes 80% 12,347
5 Lawes 100% 10,916
6 Lowis 60% 3,579
7 Lows 60% 1,429
8 Lawis 80% 1,266
9 Leweis 67% 790
10 Lewies 67% 691
11 Lews 60% 642
12 Elwis 40% 557
13 Elwes 60% 456
14 Lowse 40% 237
15 Lowas 60% 236
16 Lweis 60% 227
17 Laus 60% 134

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The surname Lawes is the 5th most popular variant of Lewis.

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