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Origins of the Bowden surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 185North West 806Isle of Man 18Yorkshire 302East Midlands 379West Midlands 176East 225London 1778South East 703South West 1783South Wales 142Mid Wales 11West Wales 14North Wales 31Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Bowdens lived in south-west

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    13,000 Bowden Travel & migration records
    88,000 Bowdens found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Bowden

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    457th most common surname in the UK

    We have for the Bowden surname. The oldest one dates back to 1532.

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    What are the most common Bowden first names?

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    Common jobs for Bowdens

    Men and women often performed different types of jobs, so these are displayed by gender to maintain their historical accuracy.

    Common female occupations for Bowdens in 1921

    Dressmaker

    480

    Cotton Weaver

    303

    Laundress

    224

    Domestic Servant

    205

    General Servant Domestic

    201

    Common male occupations for Bowdens in 1921

    General Labourer

    306

    Agricultural Labourer

    277

    Coal Miner

    266

    Carpenter

    261

    Farmer

    242

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