Origins of the Cowper surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 107North West 72Isle of Man 1Yorkshire 51East Midlands 19West Midlands 29East 37London 168South East 102South West 10South Wales 5Mid Wales 1West WalesNorth Wales 6Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Cowpers lived in london

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    2,400 Cowper Travel & migration records
    11,000 Cowpers found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Cowper

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    What are the most common Cowper first names?

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    Common jobs for Cowpers

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

    Commmon female occupations for Cowpers in 1921

    Widow

    89

    Dressmaker

    59

    Living On Own Means

    59

    Domestic Servant

    33

    Annuitant

    29

    Commmon male occupations for Cowpers in 1921

    Yeoman

    140

    Husbandman

    98

    Farmer

    61

    Weaver

    56

    Tailor

    46

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