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Ower Name Meaning

perhaps a variant of Ure . Compare John Ure 1675 in IGI (Dunblane Perths) and James Ure 1678 in IGI (Forfar Angus) with the bearers below. from Ower in Copythorne or Ower in Fawley (both Hants) or The Nower (Kent) with which compare Noar . They are named either from Old English ofer ‘flat-topped ridge’ or Old English ōfer ‘river bank sea bank or seashore’ (which in the case of Ower in Fawley was substituted for or confused with Old English ōra ‘bank’).from Middle English our(e) either ‘flat-topped ridge’ (Old English ofer) or ‘river bank sea bank or seashore’ (Old English ōfer) for someone who lived on or near one of these features. Compare (2 i).alternative pronunciation of Over which has identical etymologies to those in (2 i and ii).from Owermoigne (Dorset) of uncertain origin recorded as Ogre in 1086 and Our(e) in 13th-century records.

Source: The Oxford Dictionary of Family Names in Britain and Ireland, 2016


Similar surnames: Over, Ober, Gower, Power, Bower, Oder, Tower, Mower, Ozer, Lower

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You can see how Ower families moved over time by selecting different census years. The Ower family name was found in the USA, the UK, Canada, and Scotland between 1840 and 1920. The most Ower families were found in United Kingdom in 1891. In 1840 there was 1 Ower family living in New York. This was 100% of all the recorded Ower's in USA. New York had the highest population of Ower families in 1840.
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What did your Ower ancestors do for a living?

In 1940, Farmer and Housewife were the top reported jobs for men and women in the USA named Ower. 30% of Ower men worked as a Farmer and 50% of Ower women worked as a Housewife. Some less common occupations for Americans named Ower were Machinist and Maid. .

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*We display top occupations by gender to maintain their historical accuracy during times when men and women often performed different jobs.

Top Male Occupations In 1940

  • Farmer
    30%
  • Salesman
    13%
  • Laborer
    13%
  • Machinist
    10%

Top Female Occupations In 1940

  • Housewife
    50%
  • Maid
    50%
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Between 1964 and 2004, in the United States, Ower life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1976, and highest in 2001. The average life expectancy for Ower in 1964 was 83, and 77 in 2004.

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