Origins of the Lowrey surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 164North West 36Isle of Man 3Yorkshire 51East Midlands 3West Midlands 6East 8London 53South East 37South West 10South WalesMid WalesWest WalesNorth WalesRepublic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Lowreys lived in north-east

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    2,100 Lowrey Travel & migration records
    4,900 Lowreys found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Lowrey

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    Common jobs for Lowreys

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

    Commmon female occupations for Lowreys in 1921

    Domestic Servant

    11

    Dressmaker

    11

    House Servant

    8

    Laundress

    8

    Private Means

    8

    Commmon male occupations for Lowreys in 1921

    Coal Miner

    65

    Farm Hands

    19

    General Labourer

    18

    General Farmers

    17

    Semiskilled Chauffeurs And Drivers

    15

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