Flower Name Meaning: A nickname from middle English flo(u)r,'flower','blossom'. Could also be occupational for someone who worked in a 'mill' or in the flour trading business (merchant).
Flower was a conventional term of endearment during the medieval times,especially in romantic poetry.This is also regularly found as a female personal name.
Discover how your Flower ancestors earned their living and spread across the country. Find out more about your family history by using the Free Search box.| Bedfordshire | 3 |
| Buckinghamshire | 1 |
| Berkshire | 25 |
| Cambridgeshire | 17 |
| Channel Islands | 2 |
| Cheshire | 9 |
| Cornwall | 1 |
| Cumberland | 0 |
| Derbyshire | 27 |
| Devon | 25 |
| Dorset | 62 |
| Durham | 12 |
| Essex | 34 |
| Gloucestershire | 90 |
| Hampshire | 59 |
| Herefordshire | 0 |
| Hertfordshire | 24 |
| Huntingdonshire (and Rutland) | 13 |
| Isle of Man | 0 |
| Kent | 20 |
| Lancashire | 45 |
| Leicestershire | 32 |
| Lincolnshire | 78 |
| London | 477 |
| Middlesex | 14 |
| Northumberland | 7 |
| Norfolk | 47 |
| Northamptonshire | 11 |
| Nottinghamshire | 115 |
| Oxfordshire | 1 |
| Rutland (and Huntingdonshire) | 13 |
| Shropshire | 8 |
| Suffolk | 51 |
| Somerset | 514 |
| Surrey | 28 |
| Sussex | 8 |
| Staffordshire | 81 |
| Warwickshire | 72 |
| Westmorland | 5 |
| Wiltshire | 229 |
| Worcestershire | 1 |
| Yorkshire | 316 |
| Anglesey | 0 |
| Brecknockshire | 1 |
| Cardiganshire | 0 |
| Carnarvonshire | 0 |
| Carmarthenshire | 0 |
| Denbighshire | 0 |
| Flintshire | 0 |
| Glamorgan | 13 |
| Merionethshire | 0 |
| Montgomeryshire | 0 |
| Monmouthshire | 35 |
| Pembrokeshire | 0 |
| Radnorshire | 0 |
| Profession | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| Scholar | 366 |
| Agricultural Labourer | 84 |
| House Servant | 38 |
| At Home | 29 |
| Coal Miner | 26 |
| Dress Maker | 24 |
| Labourer | 23 |
| Farm Labourer | 22 |
| Servant | 22 |
| Laundress | 21 |
| Butcher | 21 |
| Annuitant | 19 |
| Farm Servant | 18 |
| Pauper | 17 |
| General Servant | 14 |
| Errand Boy | 14 |
| Scholar At Home | 12 |
| Porter | 11 |
| Stone Mason | 11 |
| Tailor | 10 |
| Cord Wainer | 9 |
| Farmer's Son | 8 |
| Shoe Binder | 8 |
| Frame Work Knitter | 8 |
| Hand Loom Weaver Silk | 8 |
| Name | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| Mary Flower | 1,585 |
| William Flower | 1,523 |
| John Flower | 1,277 |
| Elizabeth Flower | 1,014 |
| George Flower | 1,014 |
| Sarah Flower | 812 |
| Thomas Flower | 772 |
| James Flower | 663 |
| Henry Flower | 640 |
| Ann Flower | 580 |
| Charles Flower | 530 |
| Jane Flower | 455 |
| Joseph Flower | 367 |
| Eliza Flower | 358 |
| Emma Flower | 337 |
| Frederick Flower | 331 |
| Annie Flower | 326 |
| Ellen Flower | 324 |
| Edward Flower | 297 |
| Alice Flower | 285 |
| Emily Flower | 280 |
| Robert Flower | 272 |
| Alfred Flower | 257 |
| Arthur Flower | 251 |
| Hannah Flower | 239 |