Powson 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 1
Dorset 0
Durham 1
Essex 0
Gloucestershire 0
Hampshire 5
Herefordshire 0
Hertfordshire 0
Huntingdonshire 0
Isle of Man 0
Kent 0
Lancashire 1
Leicestershire 0
Lincolnshire 0
London 19
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 0
Westmorland 0
Wiltshire 0
Worcestershire 2
Yorkshire 1

Wales

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

Powson Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Powson family

Profession Census Frequency
Scholar 7
Tailor Wife Boot Binder 1
Carpenter 1
Carpenters Maker 1
Baker 1
Clerk 1
Clerk Mantler 1
Drapers Assistant 1
Errand Boy 1
No Occupation 1
Railway Porter 1

Most Frequent Forenames for Powson

Name Census Frequency
William Powson 16
Mary Powson 13
John Powson 12
Elizabeth Powson 10
Robert Powson 8
Charles Powson 7
George Powson 7
Thomas Powson 6
Annie Powson 4
Ellen Powson 4
Jane Powson 4
Christina Powson 3
Edith Powson 3
Eliza Powson 3
Hannah Powson 3
Isabella Powson 3
James Powson 3
Joseph Powson 3
Martha Powson 3
Richard Powson 3
Ada Powson 2
Agnes Powson 2
Alfred Powson 2
Eleanor Powson 2
Ernest Powson 2

Powson Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Pawson 83% 9,365
2 Powson 100% 181

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The surname Powson is the 2nd most popular variant of Pawson.

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