Cowburn Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Cowburn Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Cowburn family

Profession Census Frequency
School 133
Cotton Weaver 65
Coal Miner Hewer 21
Weaver 20
At School 10
Carter 9
At Home 8
Cloth Weaver 6
Labourer 6
Scholar 6
None 5
Coal Miner (hewer) 5
Cotton Spinner 5
Farmers Daughter Dairy Work 5
General Labourer 5
General Servant (domestic) 5
House Keeper 5
Shop Assistant 5
Works On The Farm 5
Law Clerk 5
School Boy 5
School Girl 5
Fish Salesman 4
Coal Mine Hewer 4
Farmer 4

Cowburn Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Cowburn 100% 7,995
2 Cowborn 86% 149

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

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