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 86
Labourer 14
Agricultural Labourer 13
Coal Miner 5
Domestic Servant 5
Cotton Weaver 5
Dress Maker 5
Lace Hand 4
Railway Porter 4
Carpenter 3
Cotton Mill Hand 3
Factory Hand 3
House Keeper 3
Wife 3
Errand Boy 3
General Servant 3
Roman Catholic Priest 3
Labourer's Wife 3
Baker 2
Clerk 2
Dressmaker 2
Farm Servant 2
Labourer Chemical Works 2
Laundress 2
Starch Miller 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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