Origins of the Lowther surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 524North West 196Isle of Man 1Yorkshire 329East Midlands 59West Midlands 19East 51London 413South East 79South West 34South Wales 11Mid Wales 18West WalesNorth WalesRepublic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Lowthers lived in north-east

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    3,000 Lowther Travel & migration records
    19,000 Lowthers found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Lowther

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    Common jobs for Lowthers

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

    Commmon female occupations for Lowthers in 1921

    Dressmaker

    58

    Hawker

    53

    Domestic Servant

    51

    Charwoman

    39

    General Servant Domestic

    36

    Commmon male occupations for Lowthers in 1921

    Coal Miner

    205

    Coal Miner Hewer

    81

    Hawker

    81

    Farmer

    68

    General Labourer

    57

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