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Dowbikin Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Dowbiggin,' a hamlet in the parish of Sedbergh, West Riding of Yorkshire.

Johannes de Dowfbyggyng, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.

Robertus de Dowfebyging, 1379: ibid.

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Dowbikin Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England41:6,093,842135,151

Dowbikin Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Dowbiggin,' a hamlet in the parish of Sedbergh, West Riding of Yorkshire.

Johannes de Dowfbyggyng, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.

Robertus de Dowfebyging, 1379: ibid.

Christopher Dowbikine, of Tatham, 1613: Lancashire Wills at Richmond.

John Dowbiggin, of Tatham, 1678: ibid.

For the probable origin of this name, v. Duff.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

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