Cowans Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Cowans Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Cowans family

Profession Census Frequency
Scholar 32
Agricultural Labourer 16
Blacksmith 8
House Servant 5
At Home 5
Labourer 4
Farmer's Son 4
Butcher 3
Colliery Labourer 3
Nurse 3
Coal Miner 3
Shepherd 3
Farmer's Daughter 3
Journeyman Plasterer 2
Orphange Relief 2
Railway Labourer 2
Annuitant 2
Blacksmith Employing 1 Man 2
Game Keeper 2
General Servant 2
Husbandman 2
Shepherd Son 2
Husband Man 1
Joiner 1
Labourer At Hill 1

Cowans Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Cowans 100% 2,497
2 Cowens 83% 1,299
3 Cowins 83% 325

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

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