Mowbray Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Mowbray Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Mowbray family

Profession Census Frequency
Scholar 206
Annuitant 12
Domestic Servant 12
Dress Maker 12
House Keeper 9
Coal Miner 9
Mason 9
Agricultural Labourer 7
Joiner 6
Lime Stone Quarryman 6
General Servant 5
Labourer 5
Errand Boy 4
No Occupation 4
General Labourer 4
Tanner 4
Farmer 4
Farmer's Daughter 4
Engineer 3
Labourer Wife 3
Blacksmith 3
General Servant Domestic 3
Black Smith 3
Farmers Son 3
Farmers Wife 3

Mowbray Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Mowbray 100% 7,308
2 Mawbray 86% 456
3 Mowbury 71% 143
4 Mowbrey 86% 124

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The surname Mowbray is the most popular version of all its varients

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