Fowler Name Meaning: Occupational name for a 'bird catcher'.
This was a very common medieval occupation.Theold english term is 'fugelere',a derivative of 'fugol','bird'.
Discover how your Fowler ancestors earned their living and spread across the country. Find out more about your family history by using the Free Search box.| Bedfordshire | 158 |
| Buckinghamshire | 151 |
| Berkshire | 193 |
| Cambridgeshire | 39 |
| Channel Islands | 36 |
| Cheshire | 261 |
| Cornwall | 31 |
| Cumberland | 58 |
| Derbyshire | 90 |
| Devon | 503 |
| Dorset | 131 |
| Durham | 368 |
| Essex | 233 |
| Gloucestershire | 628 |
| Hampshire | 257 |
| Herefordshire | 55 |
| Hertfordshire | 139 |
| Huntingdonshire (and Rutland) | 55 |
| Isle of Man | 1 |
| Kent | 373 |
| Lancashire | 1,437 |
| Leicestershire | 133 |
| Lincolnshire | 413 |
| London | 2,099 |
| Middlesex | 363 |
| Northumberland | 49 |
| Norfolk | 95 |
| Northamptonshire | 123 |
| Nottinghamshire | 223 |
| Oxfordshire | 151 |
| Rutland (and Huntingdonshire) | 55 |
| Shropshire | 87 |
| Suffolk | 21 |
| Somerset | 345 |
| Surrey | 240 |
| Sussex | 301 |
| Staffordshire | 366 |
| Warwickshire | 378 |
| Westmorland | 2 |
| Wiltshire | 169 |
| Worcestershire | 229 |
| Yorkshire | 1,983 |
| Anglesey | 0 |
| Brecknockshire | 12 |
| Cardiganshire | 1 |
| Carnarvonshire | 0 |
| Carmarthenshire | 6 |
| Denbighshire | 6 |
| Flintshire | 0 |
| Glamorgan | 279 |
| Merionethshire | 0 |
| Montgomeryshire | 0 |
| Monmouthshire | 115 |
| Pembrokeshire | 3 |
| Radnorshire | 0 |
| Profession | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| Scholar | 2,214 |
| General Labourer | 202 |
| Agricultural Labourer | 189 |
| Living On Own Means | 129 |
| Dress Maker | 127 |
| Labourer | 116 |
| Cotton Weaver | 115 |
| Domestic Servant | 112 |
| Coal Miner | 111 |
| Living On Her Own Means | 110 |
| Farmer | 96 |
| Farm Labourer | 80 |
| General Servant | 80 |
| General Servant Domestic | 78 |
| Laundress | 78 |
| Carpenter | 53 |
| House Keeper | 48 |
| Clerk | 45 |
| Butcher | 43 |
| Tailoress | 43 |
| Tailor | 38 |
| Joiner | 36 |
| Gardener | 36 |
| Farm Servant | 35 |
| Painter | 34 |
| Name | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| William Fowler | 6,846 |
| Mary Fowler | 6,356 |
| John Fowler | 5,646 |
| Elizabeth Fowler | 4,365 |
| George Fowler | 3,978 |
| Thomas Fowler | 3,453 |
| Sarah Fowler | 3,292 |
| James Fowler | 2,763 |
| Ann Fowler | 2,305 |
| Charles Fowler | 2,163 |
| Henry Fowler | 2,090 |
| Jane Fowler | 1,815 |
| Joseph Fowler | 1,744 |
| Robert Fowler | 1,443 |
| Ellen Fowler | 1,400 |
| Emma Fowler | 1,319 |
| Eliza Fowler | 1,307 |
| Annie Fowler | 1,302 |
| Alice Fowler | 1,290 |
| Frederick Fowler | 1,113 |
| Richard Fowler | 1,109 |
| Emily Fowler | 991 |
| Hannah Fowler | 986 |
| Margaret Fowler | 981 |
| Edward Fowler | 974 |