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
Confectioner Baker 2
Shepherd 1
Confectioner 1
Confectioner Assistant 1
Confectioner Warehouseman 1
Confectioners Assistant 1
Cook Not Domestic 1
Crane Driver 1
Domestic General Servant 1
Errand Boy 1
Farm Labourer Agricultural 1
General Labourer 1
General Labourer On Farms 1
General Servant (domestic) 1
Groom 1
Groom Coal Miner 1
Ordinary Farm Labourer 1
Yard May On Farm 1
Living On Own Means 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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