Now Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

England

Bedfordshire 0
Buckinghamshire 0
Berkshire 0
Cambridgeshire 0
Channel Islands 0
Cheshire 0
Cornwall 0
Cumberland 0
Derbyshire 0
Devon 0
Dorset 0
Durham 0
Essex 0
Gloucestershire 1
Hampshire 0
Herefordshire 0
Hertfordshire 0
Huntingdonshire 0
Isle of Man 0
Kent 0
Lancashire 15
Leicestershire 0
Lincolnshire 0
London 3
Middlesex 0
Northumberland 0
Norfolk 0
Northamptonshire 0
Nottinghamshire 0
Oxfordshire 0
Rutland 0
Shropshire 0
Suffolk 0
Somerset 0
Surrey 0
Sussex 0
Staffordshire 0
Warwickshire 2
Westmorland 0
Wiltshire 0
Worcestershire 0
Yorkshire 0

Wales

Anglesey 0
Brecknockshire 0
Cardiganshire 0
Carnarvonshire 0
Carmarthenshire 0
Denbighshire 0
Flintshire 0
Glamorgan 0
Merionethshire 0
Montgomeryshire 1
Monmouthshire 0
Pembrokeshire 0
Radnorshire 0

Now Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Now family

Profession Census Frequency
Cotton Weaver 2
Superanuated Compositor 1
Gardener 1
Cotton Loom Overlooker 1
Engine Tenter 1
Grocer 1
General Servant (domestic) 1
House Painter 1
Warehouseman 1

Most Frequent Forenames for Now

Name Census Frequency
William Now 11
Mary Now 10
Elizabeth Now 6
John Now 6
Miles Now 6
Sarah Now 6
George Now 5
Jane Now 5
Thomas Now 5
Eliza Now 4
Beaston Now 3
Charles Now 3
Elijah Now 3
Ellen Now 3
James Now 3
Louisa Now 3
Arthur Now 2
Benjamin Now 2
Caroline Now 2
Charlotte Now 2
Clara Now 2
Edward Now 2
Ralph Now 2
Agnes Now 1
Annie Now 1

Now Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 New 67% 20,953
2 Newe 50% 138
3 Nowe 75% 138
4 Now 100% 136
5 New Man 29% 116

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The surname Now is the 4th most popular variant of New.

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