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 627
Coal Miner 60
Agricultural Labourer 41
General Labourer 33
Dress Maker 27
Domestic Servant 21
Labourer 20
Laundress 17
Annuitant 16
General Servant 13
Mason 13
Farm Labourer 13
Servant 12
Carpenter 11
No Occupation 10
Farmers Son 10
Carman 9
Tailor 9
Grocer 9
General Servant Domestic 8
Stone Mason 8
Shoe Maker 7
Farm Servant Indoor 7
Butcher 6
Coachman Domestic 6

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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