Origins of the Stowe surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 7North West 16Isle of ManYorkshire 73East Midlands 55West Midlands 129East 65London 164South East 70South West 48South Wales 15Mid Wales 6West WalesNorth Wales 4Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Stowes lived in london

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    1,800 Stowe Travel & migration records
    8,900 Stowes found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Stowe

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    What are the most common Stowe first names?

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    Common jobs for Stowes

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

    Commmon female occupations for Stowes in 1921

    Dressmaker

    53

    Domestic Servant

    27

    Laundress

    27

    Cloth Worker

    24

    General Servant Domestic

    24

    Commmon male occupations for Stowes in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    58

    Farm Labourer

    33

    Carpenter

    29

    Tailor

    28

    Gardener

    24

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