Sowden Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Sowden Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Sowden family

Profession Census Frequency
Scholar 300
Agricultural Labourer 23
Dress Maker 22
Worsted Spinner 18
Coal Miner 12
Blacksmith 11
Worsted Weaver 11
Black Smith 10
Woollen Weaver 10
Tin Miner 10
Domestic Servant 8
Farm Labourer 8
General Servant Domestic 8
General Servant 8
Annuitant 6
Farm Servant Indoor 6
General Labourer 6
Labourer 6
Tin Mine Labourer 6
Joiner 5
Laundress 5
Stone Mason 5
Woollen Cloth Weaver 5
Labourer General 4
Hawker 4

Sowden Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Sowden 100% 11,266
2 Soden 83% 4,032
3 Sawden 83% 2,017
4 Sawdon 67% 1,847
5 Sowdon 83% 805

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The surname Sowden is the most popular version of all its varients

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