Origins of the Gowans surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 80North West 15Isle of Man 3Yorkshire 5East Midlands 7West Midlands 1East 9London 38South East 19South West 5South Wales 1Mid WalesWest WalesNorth Wales 1Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Gowanses lived in north-east

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    2,400 Gowans Travel & migration records
    7,100 Gowanses found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Gowans

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    Common jobs for Gowanses

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

    Commmon female occupations for Gowanses in 1921

    Dressmaker

    47

    Domestic Servant

    31

    Housekeeper

    28

    F S

    26

    House Keeper

    22

    Commmon male occupations for Gowanses in 1921

    Fisherman

    86

    Coal Miner

    56

    Mason

    56

    Farm Servant

    36

    Carter

    31

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