Origins of the Lowey surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 44North West 26Isle of Man 64Yorkshire 51East Midlands 9West Midlands 7East 14London 151South East 18South West 7South Wales 1Mid Wales 7West WalesNorth Wales 4Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Loweys lived in london

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    870 Lowey Travel & migration records
    2,300 Loweys found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Lowey

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    What are the most common Lowey first names?

    John

    William

    Mary

    Elizabeth

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    Common jobs for Loweys

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

    Commmon female occupations for Loweys in 1921

    Farmers Daughter

    10

    Domestic Servant

    8

    Dressmaker

    7

    Farmers Wife

    7

    Farmer's Daughter

    6

    Commmon male occupations for Loweys in 1921

    Engineer

    26

    Farmer

    25

    Stone Mason

    15

    Farmers Son

    13

    Blacksmith

    10

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