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
Living On Own Means 58
Farmer 33
General Servant Domestic 29
General Labourer 26
Dress Maker 23
Coal Miner Hewer 21
Housemaid Domestic 16
Dressmaker 15
Coal Hewer 15
Cook Domestic 13
Scholar 13
House Maid Domestic 12
Tailoress 11
Commercial Clerk 10
Domestic Servant 10
Laundress Wash 10
Coal Miner C Hewer 10
Laundress 9
Butcher 8
House Keeper 8
Farmer's Son 8
Blacksmith 7
House Painter 7
Student 7
Tailor 7

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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