Origins of the Lown surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 61North West 2Isle of ManYorkshire 20East Midlands 21West Midlands 14East 105London 151South East 71South West 3South WalesMid WalesWest WalesNorth WalesRepublic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Lowns lived in london

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    520 Lown Travel & migration records
    3,500 Lowns found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Lown

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    What are the most common Lown first names?

    William

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    Elizabeth

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    Common jobs for Lowns

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

    Commmon female occupations for Lowns in 1921

    Domestic Servant

    16

    Dressmaker

    13

    Laundress

    10

    General Servant Domestic

    9

    House Keeper

    7

    Commmon male occupations for Lowns in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    35

    Coal Miner

    15

    Farm Labourer

    15

    General Labourer

    13

    Carpenter

    11

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