Origins of the Cowan surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 510North West 230Isle of Man 20Yorkshire 194East Midlands 49West Midlands 38East 101London 639South East 196South West 42South Wales 3Mid Wales 5West WalesNorth Wales 3Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Cowans lived in london

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    23,000 Cowan Travel & migration records
    49,000 Cowans found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Cowan

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    896th most common surname in the UK

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    What are the most common Cowan first names?

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    Margaret

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    Common jobs for Cowans

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

    Commmon female occupations for Cowans in 1921

    Dressmaker

    263

    Domestic Servant

    198

    Housekeeper

    167

    F S

    141

    House Keeper

    128

    Commmon male occupations for Cowans in 1921

    Coal Miner

    666

    Joiner

    227

    Shoemaker

    182

    Carter

    175

    Tailor

    162

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