Sowles Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Sowles Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Sowles family

Profession Census Frequency
Scholar 3
Agricultural Labourer 2
Coal Miner 2
Domestic Servant 2
Coachman 2
Bricklayer 1
Carman 1
Chairwoman 1
Medical Assistant 1
Iron Worker 1
Wife 1
Civil Engineer 1
Brewers Watchman 1
General Servant 1
Stone Mason 1
Milk Man 1

Sowles Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Swales 67% 14,702
2 Swailes 57% 1,980
3 Soles 83% 899
4 Sowles 100% 476
5 Souls 67% 338
6 Swails 33% 305

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The surname Sowles is the 4th most popular variant of Swales.

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