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 | 0 |
| Buckinghamshire | 2 |
| Berkshire | 0 |
| Cambridgeshire | 11 |
| Channel Islands | 2 |
| Cheshire | 13 |
| Cornwall | 2 |
| Cumberland | 2 |
| Derbyshire | 30 |
| Devon | 30 |
| Dorset | 62 |
| Durham | 30 |
| Essex | 37 |
| Gloucestershire | 133 |
| Hampshire | 48 |
| Herefordshire | 1 |
| Hertfordshire | 13 |
| Huntingdonshire (and Rutland) | 2 |
| Isle of Man | 0 |
| Kent | 24 |
| Lancashire | 62 |
| Leicestershire | 27 |
| Lincolnshire | 66 |
| London | 560 |
| Middlesex | 6 |
| Northumberland | 4 |
| Norfolk | 96 |
| Northamptonshire | 13 |
| Nottinghamshire | 119 |
| Oxfordshire | 8 |
| Rutland (and Huntingdonshire) | 2 |
| Shropshire | 7 |
| Suffolk | 54 |
| Somerset | 475 |
| Surrey | 23 |
| Sussex | 19 |
| Staffordshire | 73 |
| Warwickshire | 58 |
| Westmorland | 8 |
| Wiltshire | 145 |
| Worcestershire | 11 |
| Yorkshire | 348 |
| Anglesey | 0 |
| Brecknockshire | 0 |
| Cardiganshire | 0 |
| Carnarvonshire | 0 |
| Carmarthenshire | 2 |
| Denbighshire | 2 |
| Flintshire | 0 |
| Glamorgan | 10 |
| Merionethshire | 0 |
| Montgomeryshire | 0 |
| Monmouthshire | 17 |
| Pembrokeshire | 0 |
| Radnorshire | 4 |
| Profession | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| Scholar | 443 |
| Agricultural Labourer | 86 |
| Labourer | 46 |
| House Servant | 42 |
| Coal Miner | 36 |
| Laundress | 24 |
| Dress Maker | 22 |
| General Servant | 20 |
| Porter | 15 |
| Farmer | 14 |
| Servant | 14 |
| Ag Labourer | 13 |
| Nurse | 12 |
| Cook | 11 |
| Ag Lab | 11 |
| Stone Mason | 10 |
| Domestic Servant | 10 |
| School Mistress | 10 |
| Shoe Maker | 10 |
| Farmers Son | 9 |
| Butcher | 9 |
| Silk Weaver | 9 |
| Carpenter | 8 |
| Gardener | 8 |
| Groom | 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 |