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 | 31 |
| Buckinghamshire | 114 |
| Berkshire | 117 |
| Cambridgeshire | 13 |
| Channel Islands | 25 |
| Cheshire | 696 |
| Cornwall | 422 |
| Cumberland | 31 |
| Derbyshire | 438 |
| Devon | 1,741 |
| Dorset | 47 |
| Durham | 201 |
| Essex | 151 |
| Gloucestershire | 408 |
| Hampshire | 188 |
| Herefordshire | 6 |
| Hertfordshire | 23 |
| Huntingdonshire (and Rutland) | 1 |
| Isle of Man | 0 |
| Kent | 122 |
| Lancashire | 1,595 |
| Leicestershire | 7 |
| Lincolnshire | 29 |
| London | 1,248 |
| Middlesex | 214 |
| Northumberland | 125 |
| Norfolk | 66 |
| Northamptonshire | 6 |
| Nottinghamshire | 37 |
| Oxfordshire | 45 |
| Rutland (and Huntingdonshire) | 1 |
| Shropshire | 35 |
| Suffolk | 24 |
| Somerset | 298 |
| Surrey | 193 |
| Sussex | 94 |
| Staffordshire | 157 |
| Warwickshire | 117 |
| Westmorland | 3 |
| Wiltshire | 103 |
| Worcestershire | 27 |
| Yorkshire | 337 |
| Anglesey | 0 |
| Brecknockshire | 0 |
| Cardiganshire | 0 |
| Carnarvonshire | 9 |
| Carmarthenshire | 6 |
| Denbighshire | 1 |
| Flintshire | 3 |
| Glamorgan | 392 |
| Merionethshire | 5 |
| Montgomeryshire | 5 |
| Monmouthshire | 66 |
| Pembrokeshire | 5 |
| Radnorshire | 5 |
| Profession | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| General Labourer | 123 |
| Living On Own Means | 123 |
| Scholar | 80 |
| General Servant Domestic | 78 |
| Cotton Weaver | 78 |
| Dress Maker | 69 |
| Farmer | 58 |
| Cook Domestic | 53 |
| Carpenter | 39 |
| Ordinary Agricultural Labourer | 32 |
| Domestic Servant | 31 |
| Laundress Wash | 31 |
| Dressmaker | 29 |
| Servant Domestic | 28 |
| Gardener Domestic | 26 |
| Charwoman | 25 |
| Tailoress | 25 |
| Draper Assistant | 22 |
| Agricultural Labourer | 22 |
| Cotton Winder | 22 |
| House Maid Domestic | 21 |
| Housemaid Domestic | 21 |
| Coal Miner Hewer | 21 |
| Cotton Spinner | 21 |
| Blacksmith | 20 |
| 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