Origins of the Gowland surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 965North West 2Isle of ManYorkshire 146East Midlands 13West Midlands 8East 6London 75South East 25South West 10South WalesMid WalesWest WalesNorth Wales 1Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Gowlands lived in north-east

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    1,000 Gowland Travel & migration records
    10,000 Gowlands found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Gowland

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    Common jobs for Gowlands

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

    Commmon female occupations for Gowlands in 1921

    Dressmaker

    57

    General Servant Domestic

    31

    Domestic Servant

    30

    House Servant

    28

    General Servant

    24

    Commmon male occupations for Gowlands in 1921

    Coal Miner

    124

    Coal Miner Hewer

    73

    Limestone Quarryman

    61

    Blacksmith

    47

    Farmer

    44

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