Sowers Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Sowers Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Sowers family

Profession Census Frequency
Scholar 7
Farmers Daughter 4
Farmers Son 2
Labourer 2
Wife 2
Carter 2
Cotton Operative 2
Farmer Of 16 Acres 1
Farmers Wife 1
Builder Employing 6 Men & Land Owner 1
Mason 1
Engineer 1
Inn Keeper 1
Labourer On Farm 1
Book Keeper 1
Cotton Weaver 1
Domestic Servant 1
Railway Porter 1
Wollen Operative 1
Stone Cutter 1
Housemaid 1
Governess 1
General Servant 1
Commercial Traveller 1
Manufaturer Chemist 1

Sowers Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Swires 50% 1,163
2 Sawers 83% 634
3 Sowers 100% 466
4 Swiers 67% 264
5 Sewers 83% 108

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The surname Sowers is the 3rd most popular variant of Swires.

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