Origins of the Lows surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 24North West 3Isle of ManYorkshire 9East Midlands 4West Midlands 11East 7London 18South East 8South West 8South Wales 4Mid WalesWest WalesNorth Wales 1Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Lowses lived in north-east

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    170 Lows Travel & migration records
    920 Lowses found in all Census records

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    Common jobs for Lowses

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    Commmon female occupations for Lowses in 1921

    Dressmaker

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    Servant

    6

    General Servant

    5

    House Maid

    4

    House Servant

    4

    Commmon male occupations for Lowses in 1921

    Coal Miner

    23

    Agricultural Labourer

    10

    Blacksmith

    4

    Jeweller

    4

    Mariner

    4

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