Surname Dowse (道斯 
, Dowse 
) , all over the world, is quite a rare cognomen. The family name Dowse is characteristic of the United Kingdom, where it is quite a rare surname, Australia, and New Zealand. In absolute terms, it is commonest in the United Kingdom, the United States, and Australia. Very seldom, Dowse is the forename as well as the last name.
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| Dowse | United Kingdom, Canada, Australia, South Africa, United States |
| edward dowse English politician (b. 1582) |
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thomas dowse 1772-1856 , bibliophile, US (b. 1772) |
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| edward dowse American politician (1756-1828), US (b. 1756) |
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edmund dowse politician in Massachusetts, US (1813-1905), US (b. 1813) |
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| william dowse American politician, US (b. 1770) |
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richard dowse British politician (b. 1824) |
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charles h. dowse politician in Massachusetts, US, US (b. 1853) |
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aaron coolidge dowse politician in Massachusetts, US, US (b. 1856) |
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| thomas dowse (1809-1885) merchant and town clerk (b. 1809) |
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| john dowse Irish dean (b. 1815) |
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percy dowse New Zealand mayor, NZ (b. 1898) |
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| charles dowse Irish bishop (1862-1934) (b. 1862) |
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| tom dowse American baseball player, US (b. 1866) |
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| richard dowse (1866-1955) soldier and public servant (b. 1866) |
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| john dowse Irish rugby union player, IE (b. 1891) |
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