Dowis Family History

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Dowis Name Meaning

Probably a Scottish variant of Dawes.

Similar surnames: Dowie, Dowds, Downs, Kowis, Dobis, Donis, Dowe, Towns, Duris, Moris

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Dowis Family Origin

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Dowis Family Occupations

What did your Dowis ancestors do for a living?

Census records can tell you a lot of little known facts about your Dowis ancestors, such as occupation. Occupation can tell you about your ancestor's social and economic status.

Farmer

77%
Keeping House

23%

In 1880, the most common Dowis occupation in the USA was Farmer. 77% of Dowis's were Farmers. Farmer and Keeping House were the top 2 reported jobs worked by Dowis.

Source: Census data for Dowis | Data not to scale

Dowis Historical Records

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Dowis Life Expectancy

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Between 1957 and 2004, Dowis life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1957, and highest in 1996. The average life expectancy for Dowis in 1957 was 27, and 78 in 2004.

Source: Social Security Death Index (SSDI) for Dowis