Owst Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Owst Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Owst family

Profession Census Frequency
Annuitant 2
Agricultural Servant 1
Farm Lab 1
Farm Labourer 1
Farmer 65 Acres Employing 2 Labourer 1
Land Proprietor; Also Farmer Of 44 Acres 2 Lab 1

Owst Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 West 50% 208,129
2 Wastie 33% 862
3 Waste 40% 513
4 Wast 50% 265
5 Owst 100% 250
6 Wist 50% 185

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The surname Owst is the 5th most popular variant of West.

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