Bowden Name Meaning: An Old English name thought to have derived from the saying 'bufan dune', meaning 'above the hill'.
A topographocal name given to someone who lived on or near a hill or above a hill.
Discover how your Bowden ancestors earned their living and spread across the country. Find out more about your family history by using the Free Search box.| Bedfordshire | 0 |
| Buckinghamshire | 102 |
| Berkshire | 93 |
| Cambridgeshire | 8 |
| Channel Islands | 21 |
| Cheshire | 641 |
| Cornwall | 521 |
| Cumberland | 32 |
| Derbyshire | 373 |
| Devon | 1,670 |
| Dorset | 32 |
| Durham | 163 |
| Essex | 86 |
| Gloucestershire | 247 |
| Hampshire | 131 |
| Herefordshire | 14 |
| Hertfordshire | 10 |
| Huntingdonshire | 0 |
| Isle of Man | 2 |
| Kent | 102 |
| Lancashire | 1,139 |
| Leicestershire | 1 |
| Lincolnshire | 14 |
| London | 1,107 |
| Middlesex | 137 |
| Northumberland | 83 |
| Norfolk | 40 |
| Northamptonshire | 3 |
| Nottinghamshire | 9 |
| Oxfordshire | 23 |
| Rutland | 0 |
| Shropshire | 32 |
| Suffolk | 13 |
| Somerset | 363 |
| Surrey | 136 |
| Sussex | 77 |
| Staffordshire | 133 |
| Warwickshire | 78 |
| Westmorland | 1 |
| Wiltshire | 110 |
| Worcestershire | 19 |
| Yorkshire | 281 |
| Anglesey | 0 |
| Brecknockshire | 1 |
| Cardiganshire | 2 |
| Carnarvonshire | 0 |
| Carmarthenshire | 5 |
| Denbighshire | 0 |
| Flintshire | 3 |
| Glamorgan | 292 |
| Merionethshire | 3 |
| Montgomeryshire | 2 |
| Monmouthshire | 53 |
| Pembrokeshire | 8 |
| Radnorshire | 0 |
| Profession | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| Scholar | 1,384 |
| General Labourer | 116 |
| Coal Miner | 106 |
| Cotton Weaver | 106 |
| Agricultural Labourer | 104 |
| Dress Maker | 79 |
| Domestic Servant | 77 |
| Farmer | 69 |
| Labourer | 65 |
| Living On Own Means | 63 |
| General Servant Domestic | 52 |
| Living On Her Own Means | 50 |
| Carpenter | 47 |
| Laundress | 44 |
| Gardener | 41 |
| Farm Labourer | 38 |
| House Keeper | 31 |
| Farm Servant | 30 |
| General Servant | 30 |
| Dressmaker | 27 |
| Mason | 26 |
| Blacksmith | 25 |
| Cotton Spinner | 24 |
| Tailor | 23 |
| Clerk | 23 |
| Name | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| Mary Bowden | 4,452 |
| William Bowden | 4,441 |
| John Bowden | 4,016 |
| Elizabeth Bowden | 3,031 |
| Thomas Bowden | 2,117 |
| James Bowden | 2,072 |
| George Bowden | 1,980 |
| Sarah Bowden | 1,824 |
| Ann Bowden | 1,285 |
| Jane Bowden | 1,241 |
| Joseph Bowden | 1,178 |
| Henry Bowden | 977 |
| Charles Bowden | 951 |
| Eliza Bowden | 890 |
| Samuel Bowden | 829 |
| Alice Bowden | 802 |
| Robert Bowden | 798 |
| Ellen Bowden | 788 |
| Annie Bowden | 773 |
| Richard Bowden | 729 |
| Hannah Bowden | 719 |
| Frederick Bowden | 698 |
| Emma Bowden | 695 |
| Edward Bowden | 663 |
| Emily Bowden | 597 |
| Rank | Surname | Match | Census Frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bowden | 100% | 61,591 |
| 2 | Boden | 83% | 17,058 |
| 3 | Bawden | 83% | 11,572 |
| 4 | Bowdon | 83% | 2,184 |
| 5 | Bawdon | 67% | 535 |
| 6 | Bodden | 83% | 356 |
| 7 | Bowdin | 83% | 179 |
| 8 | Booden | 83% | 155 |
| 9 | Bowdan | 83% | 101 |
The surname Bowden is the most popular version of all its varients