Sowter Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Sowter Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Sowter family

Profession Census Frequency
Scholar 83
Agricultural Labourer 21
House Servant 9
Carter 5
General Servant 5
House Keeper 3
Dairy Maid 3
Dress Maker 3
Farmer 3
Servant 3
Shoe Maker 3
Coal Miner 3
Labourer's Wife 2
Engineer 2
Farmer Wife 2
Farmer's Son 2
Fishmonger 2
Miller & Moulder 2
Plough Boy 2
Cook 2
Blacksmith 2
Cotton Piecer 2
Cotton Weaver 2
Carpenter 2
Clerk 2

Sowter Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Sowter 100% 4,889
2 Sewter 83% 798
3 Switer 67% 207
4 Sawter 83% 145
5 Sotter 83% 127

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

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