Origins of the Bowne surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 2North West 18Isle of ManYorkshire 12East Midlands 29West Midlands 46East 26London 81South East 64South West 8South Wales 1Mid WalesWest WalesNorth Wales 5Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Bownes lived in london

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    630 Bowne Travel & migration records
    1,900 Bownes found in all Census records

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    Common jobs for Bownes

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

    Commmon female occupations for Bownes in 1921

    Dressmaker

    7

    Living On Own Means

    7

    Widow

    7

    Laundress

    6

    Living On Her Own Means

    6

    Commmon male occupations for Bownes in 1921

    Yeoman

    14

    Baker

    13

    Blacksmith

    11

    Agricultural Labourer

    10

    Husbandman

    9

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