Origins of the Bower surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 192North West 316Isle of Man 9Yorkshire 2484East Midlands 418West Midlands 123East 169London 771South East 318South West 228South Wales 53Mid Wales 18West WalesNorth Wales 14Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Bowers lived in yorkshire

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    9,000 Bower Travel & migration records
    60,000 Bowers found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Bower

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    724th most common surname in the UK

    We have for the Bower surname. The oldest one dates back to 1300.

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    What are the most common Bower first names?

    John

    William

    Mary

    Elizabeth

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    Common jobs for Bowers

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

    Commmon female occupations for Bowers in 1921

    Dressmaker

    239

    Living On Own Means

    136

    Domestic Servant

    125

    General Servant Domestic

    113

    Laundress

    106

    Commmon male occupations for Bowers in 1921

    Stone Mason

    410

    Coal Miner

    285

    Farmer

    218

    General Labourer

    157

    Agricultural Labourer

    135

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