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BOWMAN

Bowman in the 1881 census

Top Counties

County

Total

Frequency

Index

County Durham

976

0.1123

4.2994

London

796

0.0272

1.0431

Yorkshire

758

0.0262

1.0024

Cumberland

567

0.2254

8.6309

Lancashire

500

0.0144

0.5522

Northumberland

437

0.1005

3.8493

Lanarkshire

320

0.0339

1.2967

Surrey

308

0.0216

0.8284

Forfarshire (Angus)

299

0.1105

4.2297

Norfolk

253

0.0563

2.1565

Fife

246

0.1422

5.4461

Kent

239

0.0240

0.9180

Aberdeenshire

202

0.0747

2.8585

Hampshire

140

0.0234

0.8951

Suffolk

135

0.0379

1.4526

Edinburghshire (Midlothian)

121

0.0309

1.1837

Nottinghamshire

116

0.0295

1.1279

Essex

113

0.0196

0.7502

Lincolnshire

108

0.0231

0.8852

Westmorland

107

0.1667

6.3807

Ayrshire

106

0.0485

1.8562

Renfrewshire

79

0.0349

1.3360

Leicestershire

75

0.0232

0.8865

Cambridgeshire

75

0.0405

1.5518

Derbyshire

71

0.0155

0.5943

Staffordshire

68

0.0069

0.2640

Gloucestershire

50

0.0087

0.3341

Berkshire

47

0.0214

0.8206

Dunbartonshire

46

0.0586

2.2434

Wiltshire

44

0.0170

0.6520

Hertfordshire

42

0.0209

0.7986

Devon

39

0.0064

0.2455

Cheshire

34

0.0053

0.2019

Sussex

32

0.0065

0.2487

Northamptonshire

31

0.0113

0.4319

Worcestershire

28

0.0073

0.2810

Kincardineshire

21

0.0590

2.2601

Warwickshire

21

0.0029

0.1091

Glamorgan / Morgannwg

17

0.0033

0.1280

Dumfriesshire

13

0.0201

0.7713

Perthshire

13

0.0099

0.3796

Elginshire (Morayshire)

10

0.0220

0.8435

Flintshire / Sir Fflint

10

0.0127

0.4875

Buteshire

9

0.0508

1.9467

Wigtownshire

8

0.0206

0.7896

Kirkcudbrightshire

8

0.0189

0.7243

Royal Navy

7

0.0201

0.7698

Stirlingshire

7

0.0065

0.2487

Channel Islands

6

0.0069

0.2654

Somerset

6

0.0013

0.0489

Banffshire

5

0.0083

0.3159

Kinross-shire

5

0.0677

2.5922

Argyll

5

0.0061

0.2354

Denbighshire / Sir Ddinbych

5

0.0045

0.1735

Dorset

5

0.0026

0.0998

Oxfordshire

4

0.0022

0.0849

Selkirkshire

4

0.0151

0.5794

Monmouthshire / Sir Fynwy

4

0.0019

0.0725

Herefordshire

3

0.0025

0.0959

Isle of Man

3

0.0055

0.2117

Bedfordshire

3

0.0020

0.0759

Rutland

2

0.0093

0.3570

Haddingtonshire (East Lothian)

2

0.0052

0.1979

Shropshire

2

0.0008

0.0303

Roxburghshire

1

0.0019

0.0724

Inverness-shire

1

0.0011

0.0439

Radnorshire / Sir Faesyfed

1

0.0042

0.1624

Zetland (Shetland)

1

0.0034

0.1283

Cornwall

1

0.0003

0.0116

Buckinghamshire

1

0.0006

0.0217

Top Parishes

Census District

County

Total

Frequency

Index

Govan

Lanarkshire

135

0.0578

2.2119

Gateshead

County Durham

110

0.1690

6.4721

Islington London

London

94

0.0332

1.2710

Pittenweem

Fife

84

3.9400

150.8350

Barony

Lanarkshire

72

0.0301

1.1529

Lambeth

Surrey

71

0.0279

1.0671

St Pancras London

London

68

0.0289

1.1072

Aberdeen Old Machar

Aberdeenshire

68

0.1204

4.6089

Dundee

Forfarshire (Angus)

67

0.0663

2.5389

St Cuthbert W O

Cumberland

66

0.5383

20.6108

Stanhope

County Durham

65

0.7243

27.7316

Leeds

Yorkshire

60

0.0367

1.4053

Hackney London

London

59

0.0360

1.3792

Liverpool

Lancashire

57

0.0271

1.0365

Bishopwearmouth

County Durham

56

0.0751

2.8740

Montrose

Forfarshire (Angus)

54

0.3292

12.6050

Glasgow

Lanarkshire

53

0.0316

1.2095

Darlington

County Durham

51

0.1520

5.8189

Aberdeen St Nicholas

Aberdeenshire

50

0.0988

3.7817

South Leith

Edinburghshire (Midlothian)

48

0.1090

4.1729

Top male forenames

John Bowman
William Bowman
Thomas Bowman
George Bowman
James Bowman
Joseph Bowman
Robert Bowman
Henry Bowman
Charles Bowman
Alfred Bowman
Edward Bowman
Richard Bowman
Frederick Bowman
Arthur Bowman
Samuel Bowman
Walter Bowman
Albert Bowman
Harry Bowman
Isaac Bowman
Wm. Bowman
David Bowman
Matthew Bowman
Benjamin Bowman
Francis Bowman
Ernest Bowman
Thos. Bowman
Frank Bowman
Edwin Bowman
Herbert Bowman
Mark Bowman
Edmund Bowman
Christopher Bowman
Geo. Bowman
Fred Bowman
Alexander Bowman
Ralph Bowman
Robt. Bowman
Fredrick Bowman
Tom Bowman
Chas. Bowman
Stephen Bowman
Fredk. Bowman
Anthony Bowman
Martin Bowman
Joshua Bowman
Percy Bowman
Jos. Bowman
Hugh Bowman
Harold Bowman
Peter Bowman

Top female forenames

Mary Bowman
Elizabeth Bowman
Sarah Bowman
Jane Bowman
Ann Bowman
Margaret Bowman
Annie Bowman
Emma Bowman
Hannah Bowman
Ellen Bowman
Isabella Bowman
Alice Bowman
Eliza Bowman
Emily Bowman
Catherine Bowman
Martha Bowman
Florence Bowman
Louisa Bowman
Caroline Bowman
Maria Bowman
Harriet Bowman
Charlotte Bowman
Frances Bowman
Edith Bowman
Ada Bowman
Anne Bowman
Susan Bowman
Fanny Bowman
Agnes Bowman
Kate Bowman
Clara Bowman
Harriett Bowman
Jessie Bowman
Lucy Bowman
Esther Bowman
Sophia Bowman
Minnie Bowman
Dorothy Bowman
Eleanor Bowman
Elizth. Bowman
Margret Bowman
Ethel Bowman
Francis Bowman
Rose Bowman
Susannah Bowman
Rebecca Bowman
Amelia Bowman
Matilda Bowman
Anna Bowman
Gertrude Bowman

Top occupations

Scholar
Coal Miner
Ag Lab
Dressmaker
Labourer
Annuitant
Blacksmith
Housekeeper
Domestic Servant
General Labourer
Tailor
Joiner
Laundress
Carpenter
Farmers Wife
No Occupation
General Servant
Wife
Grocer
Butcher
Farmers Son
Farm Labourer
Clerk
None
Dress Maker
Tailoress
Bricklayer
Cook
Cotton Weaver
Charwoman
Carman
Stone Mason
Baker
Gardener
Farmer Son
General Laborer
Iron Moulder
Plumber
Farmer Wife
Farmer
Bootmaker
Painter
Housemaid
General Serv
Schollar
Engine Fitter
Shoemaker
Cabinet Maker
Groom
Mason