Origins of the Rowles surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 19North West 50Isle of ManYorkshire 63East Midlands 38West Midlands 42East 39London 260South East 196South West 308South Wales 122Mid Wales 2West WalesNorth Wales 1Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Rowleses lived in south-west

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    1,200 Rowles Travel & migration records
    14,000 Rowleses found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Rowles

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    What are the most common Rowles first names?

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    Common jobs for Rowleses

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

    Commmon female occupations for Rowleses in 1921

    Dressmaker

    58

    Laundress

    46

    General Servant Domestic

    32

    Domestic Servant

    25

    Housekeeper

    23

    Commmon male occupations for Rowleses in 1921

    Master

    132

    Mate

    63

    Able Seaman

    60

    Chimney Sweep

    58

    Farmer

    52

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