Origins of the Cowie surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 289North West 44Isle of ManYorkshire 69East Midlands 15West Midlands 9East 52London 199South East 92South West 15South Wales 7Mid Wales 3West WalesNorth Wales 2Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Cowies lived in north-east

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    7,300 Cowie Travel & migration records
    26,000 Cowies found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Cowie

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    What are the most common Cowie first names?

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    Common jobs for Cowies

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

    Commmon female occupations for Cowies in 1921

    Domestic Servant

    148

    Dressmaker

    144

    General Servant

    103

    Housekeeper

    96

    F S

    86

    Commmon male occupations for Cowies in 1921

    Fisherman

    806

    Farmer

    165

    Coal Miner

    162

    Farm Servant

    158

    White Fisher

    103

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