Origins of the Gowers surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 8North West 2Isle of ManYorkshire 39East Midlands 6West Midlands 30East 354London 312South East 138South West 18South Wales 8Mid WalesWest WalesNorth WalesRepublic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Gowerses lived in east

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    470 Gowers Travel & migration records
    8,800 Gowerses found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Gowers

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    What are the most common Gowers first names?

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    Elizabeth

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    Common jobs for Gowerses

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

    Commmon female occupations for Gowerses in 1921

    Dressmaker

    32

    Domestic Servant

    28

    Cotton Weaver

    26

    General Servant Domestic

    26

    Housemaid Domestic

    23

    Commmon male occupations for Gowerses in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    93

    Carpenter

    43

    General Labourer

    43

    Bricklayer

    35

    Carman

    25

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