Blower Surname

88,866th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,403 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Wales

Blower Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from an occupation. 'the blower,' probably a horn-blower; possibly an early 'bloomer,' or charcoal burner; v. Bloomer and Ashburner.

Henry le Blawer, Lancashire, 1332: Lay Subsidy (Rylands).

Mablia la Blouer, Buckinghamshire, 1273.

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Blower Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England3,4941:15,9472,325
United States9021:401,83935,135
Canada3201:115,14212,242
Australia2201:122,70813,477
Wales2071:14,9491,631
New Zealand471:96,34713,070
South Africa321:1,693,05382,821
Scotland321:167,3079,494
Northern Ireland201:92,2525,957
Brazil171:12,592,608246,358
United Arab Emirates171:538,95723,493
Belgium141:821,18966,436
Germany111:7,318,678235,042
Israel101:855,76354,181
Indonesia91:14,694,355460,137
Thailand61:11,773,058553,295
India51:153,413,076951,030
Netherlands51:3,377,435111,911
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Japan31:42,614,76459,022
Spain31:15,584,012120,866
Taiwan31:7,814,91541,694
Italy31:20,385,563143,117
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Guernsey11:64,4392,137
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Uzbekistan11:30,929,14267,786
Brunei11:418,7313,893
Isle of Man11:85,8224,091
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
France11:66,422,722504,397
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland191:233,15110,389
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1,7001:14,3382,145
Wales681:23,0651,326
Scotland31:1,247,73924,719
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1421:353,65327,017

Blower (56) may also be a first name.

Blower Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from an occupation. 'the blower,' probably a horn-blower; possibly an early 'bloomer,' or charcoal burner; v. Bloomer and Ashburner.

Henry le Blawer, Lancashire, 1332: Lay Subsidy (Rylands).

Mablia la Blouer, Buckinghamshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Ran' le Blowere, Suffolk, ibid.

Adam Blower, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.

William It- Blowar, Somerset, 1 Edward III: Kirby's Quest.

1508-0. Robert Blower, Oxfordshire: Register of the University of Oxford.

1643. Married — Humfreye Blowere and Elinor Wright: St. Mary Alderman-.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

From occupation. John Blawer was provost of Lanark, 1329 (ER., I, p. 166). Robert Blower was married in Edinburgh, 1658 (Edinb. Marr.). The name is also recorded in England, 1273.

The Surnames of Scotland (1946) by George Fraser Black (1866-1948)

(English) 1 (Smith’s) Blower. [Old English bláwere) 2 abbrev. of Hornblower, q.v.

Ran’ le Blowere— Hundred Rolls

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(English) The bellows-blower who helped the smith at the forge.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Probably the same as Blore, q. v. There is however a Le Blower in H.R. denoting some occupation.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Blower: the man who at a chase called the dogs together. Both forms remain, but Blower is often contracted to Blore and Blow; also the surname Horniman.

Family Names And Their Story (1913) by Sabine Baring-Gould

Blower: the man employed to work the bellows in a furnace or smelting-house; often corrupted into Blore or Blow. The architect of the first name and the musician of the second must each have descended from a very humble ancestor. But some Blowers are Hornblowers.

Family Names And Their Story (1913) by Sabine Baring-Gould

Blower Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Blower Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Blower is found in England more than any other country or territory. It can also be found as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Blower? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 88,866th most commonly held last name throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 1,348,796 people. Blower is predominantly found in Europe, where 70 percent of Blower reside; 70 percent reside in Northern Europe and 70 percent reside in British Isles. Blower is also the 1,321,957th most commonly held first name in the world It is held by 56 people.

It is most commonly held in England, where it is borne by 3,494 people, or 1 in 15,947. In England it is most numerous in: West Midlands, where 11 percent reside, Greater London, where 9 percent reside and Greater Manchester, where 8 percent reside. Excluding England this last name is found in 39 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 17 percent reside and Canada, where 6 percent reside.

Blower Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Blower has changed through the years. In England the share of the population with the surname rose 206 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it rose 635 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Wales it rose 304 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it rose 1,067 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it fell 95 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Blower Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the surname is predominantly Methodist (53%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Blower surname are 9.63% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 56.4% being registered with the political party.

The amount Blower earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 255.47% more than the national average, earning R 844,740 per year; in United States they earn 5.48% more than the national average, earning $45,515 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.53% less than the national average, earning $47,432 CAD per year.

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Blewer83407/
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Blawer834/
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Blogier774/
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Blier732,134/
Bluer73297/
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Blear7396/
Blaer7365/
Bleir7356/
Bloir7350/
Blour7311/
Bleyr736/
Bleur735/
Billawer7196/
Billouer711/
Bleier673,895/
Bleyer672,489/
Blaber671,168/
Blauer67809/
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Blijer6733/
Bleiar6725/
Blaehr6713/
Bléger6710/
Bellouere6710/
Bellaouer677/
Blever677/
Bleyor674/
Bellouber674/
Blourt671/
Blyuer671/
Bleyar671/
Blhyer671/
Bliier671/
Blourd671/
Blhaer671/
Blayor671/
Bleire671/
Blejar671/
Bluber670/
Bloire670/
Bleare670/
Bloure670/

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