Origins of the Cowlin surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth EastNorth West 7Isle of ManYorkshire 10East Midlands 3West Midlands 3East 122London 94South East 51South West 40South Wales 15Mid WalesWest WalesNorth WalesRepublic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Cowlins lived in east

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    470 Cowlin Travel & migration records
    3,100 Cowlins found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Cowlin

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    Common jobs for Cowlins

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

    Commmon female occupations for Cowlins in 1921

    Dressmaker

    11

    Laundress

    8

    General Servant Domestic

    7

    Domestic Servant

    6

    House Servant

    6

    Commmon male occupations for Cowlins in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    32

    Farm Labourer

    16

    Coach Painter

    12

    Gardener

    12

    Horseman On Farm

    9

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