Flower Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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.

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Flower Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Flower family

Profession Census Frequency
Scholar 504
Labourer 59
Agricultural Labourer 53
Coal Miner 38
Domestic Servant 23
General Servant 22
Dress Maker 20
Laundress 18
Servant 16
Farmers Son 15
Annuitant 14
Blacksmith 12
Farmers Wife 11
Farm Labourer 11
Gardener 11
Shoe Maker 10
House Keeper 10
Milliner 10
Farmer 10
Mason 10
Tailor 10
Butcher 10
Carpenter 9
Clerk 9
No Occupation 8

Flower Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Flower 100% 24,879
2 Flewer 83% 382
3 Flour 67% 210

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The surname Flower is the most popular version of all its varients

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