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Bowding Family History

Bowding Name Meaning

Historically, surnames evolved as a way to sort people into groups - by occupation, place of origin, clan affiliation, patronage, parentage, adoption, and even physical characteristics (like red hair). Many of the modern surnames in the dictionary can be traced back to Britain and Ireland.


Similar surnames: Bowring, Bolding, Boeding, Bowling, Dowding, Bowden, Bolling, Bodin

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Where is the Bowding family from?

You can see how Bowding families moved over time by selecting different census years. The Bowding family name was found in the USA, and the UK between 1880 and 1920. The most Bowding families were found in USA in 1880, USA in 1920, and United Kingdom in 1891. In 1891 there was 1 Bowding family living in London. This was 100% of all the recorded Bowding's in United Kingdom. London had the highest population of Bowding families in 1891.
Use census records and voter lists to see where families with the Bowding surname lived. Within census records, you can often find information like name of household members, ages, birthplaces, residences, and occupations.
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Census records can tell you a lot of little known facts about your Bowding ancestors, such as occupation. Occupation can tell you about your ancestor's social and economic status.

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Census Records

There are 156 census records available for the last name Bowding. Like a window into their day-to-day life, Bowding census records can tell you where and how your ancestors worked, their level of education, veteran status, and more.

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Passenger Lists

There are 23 immigration records available for the last name Bowding. Passenger lists are your ticket to knowing when your ancestors arrived in the UK, and how they made the journey - from the ship name to ports of arrival and departure.

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Draft Cards

There are 12 military records available for the last name Bowding. For the veterans among your Bowding ancestors, military collections provide insights into where and when they served, and even physical descriptions.

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