Origins of the Lowden surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 220North West 84Isle of Man 1Yorkshire 127East Midlands 18West Midlands 6East 40London 154South East 59South West 81South Wales 4Mid WalesWest WalesNorth WalesRepublic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Lowdens lived in north-east

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    2,300 Lowden Travel & migration records
    8,900 Lowdens found in all Census records

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    Common jobs for Lowdens

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    Common female occupations for Lowdens in 1921

    Dressmaker

    46

    Domestic Servant

    36

    Jute Weaver

    26

    General Servant Domestic

    24

    General Servant

    21

    Common male occupations for Lowdens in 1921

    Coal Miner

    49

    Coal Miner Hewer

    32

    Grocer

    27

    Shoemaker

    27

    Blacksmith

    24

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