Origins of the Bowell surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 24North West 8Isle of Man 1Yorkshire 52East Midlands 30West Midlands 46East 76London 196South East 75South West 51South Wales 19Mid Wales 5West Wales 2North Wales 4Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Bowells lived in london

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    740 Bowell Travel & migration records
    7,500 Bowells found in all Census records

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    What are the most common Bowell first names?

    Michael

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    Elizabeth

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    Common jobs for Bowells

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

    Common female occupations for Bowells in 1921

    Laundress

    50

    Dressmaker

    43

    Domestic Servant

    19

    General Servant Domestic

    16

    Servant

    16

    Common male occupations for Bowells in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    87

    Carpenter

    27

    General Labourer

    26

    Bricklayer

    25

    Gardener

    25

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