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 120
Domestic Servant 12
General Labourer 11
Agricultural Labourer 10
Coal Miner 8
Farmer 5
Living On Her Own Means 4
Living On Own Means 4
Railway Labourer 4
Dress Maker 4
Labourer 4
Brewers Labourer 4
Corset Maker 3
Railway Clerk 3
Cooper 3
Cook 3
Cotton Weaver 3
General Domestic Servant 3
Shop Assistant 3
Carter 2
Chemist 2
General Servant Domestic 2
General Servant 2
Insurance Clerk 2
Bricklayer Labourer 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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