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Origins of the Gowing surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 68North West 27Isle of ManYorkshire 20East Midlands 10West Midlands 20East 249London 226South East 102South West 38South Wales 8Mid Wales 5West WalesNorth WalesRepublic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Gowings lived in east

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    930 Gowing Travel & migration records
    8,300 Gowings found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Gowing

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    What are the most common Gowing first names?

    George

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    Elizabeth

    Mary

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    Common jobs for Gowings

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

    Common female occupations for Gowings in 1921

    Dressmaker

    47

    General Servant Domestic

    27

    Laundress

    21

    General Servant

    19

    Domestic Servant

    15

    Common male occupations for Gowings in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    77

    Farmer

    62

    General Labourer

    31

    Carpenter

    24

    Blacksmith

    20

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