Origins of the Cowey surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 255North WestIsle of ManYorkshire 27East Midlands 10West Midlands 3East 7London 28South East 15South West 2South WalesMid WalesWest WalesNorth WalesRepublic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Coweys lived in north-east

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    640 Cowey Travel & migration records
    3,400 Coweys found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Cowey

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    What are the most common Cowey first names?

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    Common jobs for Coweys

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

    Commmon female occupations for Coweys in 1921

    Dressmaker

    19

    Servant

    11

    Domestic Servant

    10

    House Servant

    10

    General Servant

    9

    Commmon male occupations for Coweys in 1921

    Coal Miner

    120

    Coal Miner Hewer

    14

    Pitman

    14

    General Labourer

    11

    Mariner

    11

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