Origins of the Sowter surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 17North West 41Isle of ManYorkshire 66East Midlands 152West Midlands 59East 45London 115South East 55South West 3South WalesMid Wales 1West WalesNorth Wales 3Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Sowters lived in east-midlands

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    480 Sowter Travel & migration records
    6,600 Sowters found in all Census records

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    Common jobs for Sowters

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

    Commmon female occupations for Sowters in 1921

    Dressmaker

    27

    Private Means

    17

    Annuitant

    16

    Domestic Servant

    16

    Servant

    14

    Commmon male occupations for Sowters in 1921

    Farmer

    44

    General Labourer

    27

    Agricultural Labourer

    23

    Coal Miner

    22

    Master

    19

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