Sower Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Sower Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Sower family

Profession Census Frequency
Dressmaker 2
Scholar 2
School 2
Milling Machinists 1
Apprentice Boiler Maker 1
Cutter 1
Dressmaker At Home 1
Formerly Joiner 1
House Dutres 1
Housekeeper (domestic) 1
Life Insurance Agent 1
Lozenge Picker & Sorter 1
Railway Servant 1
Shop Assistant 1
Stoker At Sea 1
Hospital Nurse 1
General Jobbing Moulder 1
General Labourer 1
Painter 1
Commercial Clerk 1
Clerk Works 1
Theological Student 1
Pattern Maker Engineers (sub) 1
Private Means 1
Shepherd 1

Sower Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Sawer 80% 3,359
2 Swire 40% 1,642
3 Swier 60% 435
4 Sewer 80% 404
5 Sower 100% 333
6 Swair 40% 127

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The surname Sower is the 5th most popular variant of Sawer.

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