Bowens Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Bowens Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Bowens family

Profession Census Frequency
Scholar 43
Agricultural Labourer 10
Domestic Servant 5
Living On Her Own Means 5
Living On Own Means 4
Charwoman 4
Coal Miner 4
Farmer 3
General Labourer 3
Farm Labourer 3
Farm Servant 3
General Servant Domestic 3
General Servant 3
House Keeper 2
Working In Tin Plate Worker 2
Draper 2
Farmer's Son 2
Grocer Master 2
Carpenter 2
Chemist 2
Cotton Winder 2
No Occupation 2
Farmers Daughter 2
Labourer At Brickyard 2
Labourer 2

Bowens Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Bownes 67% 1,602
2 Bowns 83% 1,347
3 Bowens 100% 1,311
4 Bownas 67% 302
5 Bowins 83% 231

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The surname Bowens is the 3rd most popular variant of Bownes.

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