Ower Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Ower Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Ower family

Profession Census Frequency
School 5
Domestic Servant 3
Student 2
General Servant (domestic) 2
Almswoman 1
Carman 1
Cleaner Hydraulic 1
Clerk 1
House Maid 1
Manageress 1
Men's Tie Maker 1
Tailoress 1
Telephone Operator 1
Warehouseman (woollen) 1
Police Constable 1
Miner Collier (hewer) 1
Assistant To Father 1
Scholar 1
Assistant Reader On Daily Paper 1
Commercial Clerk 1
Drapers Assistant 1
French Polisher 1
Junior Clerk General 1
Shop Porter (out Of Work) 1
Clergyman Estab Church 1

Ower Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Ware 25% 38,178
2 Weir 50% 10,233
3 Wroe 0% 8,000
4 Wear 50% 7,626
5 Weare 40% 4,826
6 Wire 25% 3,136
7 Ewer 75% 2,590
8 Wier 50% 1,314
9 Were 50% 1,130
10 Weer 50% 785
11 Woore 20% 753
12 Ower 100% 547
13 War 50% 376
14 Wair 25% 323
15 Woor 25% 287
16 Wore 25% 236
17 Wara 25% 210
18 Wooer 60% 179
19 Weaire 33% 168

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The surname Ower is the 12th most popular variant of Ware.

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