Flowers Surname

6,873rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 82,239 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Belize

Flowers Surname Definition:

i) Occup. 'the flower,' an archer, one who shot a flo, or arrow. The latter was a later word.

'Hisbowe he bent, and set therein a flo.' Chaucer, Manciple's Tale.

John le Floer, Devon, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

William Floere, Devon, ibid.

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Flowers Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States67,4271:5,376617
England4,2681:13,0551,921
Belize2,4281:14611
Australia1,8911:14,2762,025
Canada1,4901:24,7293,341
Egypt8851:103,8828,743
South Africa4981:108,79113,104
Jamaica4871:5,893746
Bahamas4181:937180
Saudi Arabia3181:97,03114,320
Wales2411:12,8401,418
New Zealand2371:19,1073,364
Honduras1571:56,1561,317
Morocco1361:253,50142,794
Liberia1171:37,6803,495
Mexico1151:1,079,35813,690
Thailand891:793,689128,670
Germany821:981,77468,040
Ireland631:74,7454,569
India631:12,175,641218,299
Dominican Republic621:168,2736,481
Bahrain591:22,8584,582
Scotland511:104,9777,051
Northern Ireland481:38,4383,628
Guatemala451:357,3934,827
Kuwait391:97,45410,676
Cayman Islands341:1,879244
Netherlands311:544,74849,659
Brazil281:7,645,512174,288
Portugal281:372,08012,265
Philippines241:4,218,259160,165
Austria201:425,77243,235
Russia171:8,477,827301,506
Qatar161:147,37516,023
Nicaragua151:401,4063,386
Spain151:3,116,80265,296
China141:97,665,8265,141
Malaysia141:2,106,73083,604
Panama131:300,9437,078
Singapore131:423,66918,211
United States Virgin Islands131:8,4901,249
France121:5,535,227269,324
Denmark101:564,47234,222
Kenya101:4,617,99042,693
Switzerland101:821,29253,588
Myanmar91:5,770,887975
Chile81:2,202,05930,910
Indonesia81:16,531,149488,268
Italy81:7,644,586115,463
Argentina61:7,123,902190,047
Gibraltar61:5,659991
Japan61:21,307,38248,838
Vietnam61:15,441,0093,090
Afghanistan51:6,430,63727,710
Belgium51:2,299,329106,824
Hong Kong51:1,467,0975,611
Pakistan51:35,728,777102,388
Romania51:4,015,57458,306
Ukraine51:9,104,539300,808
Algeria41:9,657,88864,782
Ecuador41:3,976,46228,589
Finland41:1,374,17650,379
Lebanon41:1,409,27119,641
Tunisia41:152,65617,743
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Colombia31:15,924,69128,711
Costa Rica31:1,593,3568,177
Israel31:2,852,545113,505
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
Peru31:10,594,70845,902
Puerto Rico31:1,183,3805,289
South Korea31:17,080,0852,793
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
Syria31:6,433,67416,197
Taiwan31:7,814,91541,694
Bulgaria21:3,489,45264,958
El Salvador21:3,171,9446,376
Isle of Man21:42,9113,686
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Papua New Guinea21:4,076,858165,791
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
Venezuela21:15,102,03869,873
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Antigua and Barbuda11:99,1712,137
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Barbados11:287,4482,772
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Guam11:160,1214,893
Guyana11:762,22114,420
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Jersey11:99,2026,620
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Malta11:430,2723,380
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Palau11:21,643223
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Rwanda11:11,364,9785,947
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Slovenia11:2,487,67531,128
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
Suriname11:552,6169,664
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland231:192,6039,322
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2,3691:10,2891,560
Wales431:36,4751,977
Scotland241:155,9676,425
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States8,3581:6,008750

The alternate forms: Flòwers (1) are calculated separately.

Flowers (969) may also be a first name.

Flowers Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

i) Occup. 'the flower,' an archer, one who shot a flo, or arrow. The latter was a later word.

'Hisbowe he bent, and set therein a flo.' Chaucer, Manciple's Tale.

John le Floer, Devon, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

William Floere, Devon, ibid.

Nicholas le Flouer. Placitorum in domo capitulari Westmonasteriensi.

Reginald le Flower. Calendarium Inquisitionum Post Mortem.

(ii) Bapt. 'the son of Flower,' a natural personal name; compare Rose. The following instance is strongly corroborative:

William Floureson, Somerset, 1 Edward III: Kirby's Quest.

Johanna Floure, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.

Matilda Flowre, 1379: ibid.

1567. Baptised — Elizabeth, d. Edwarde Flower: St. Mary Aldermary.

1573. Thomas Flowre and Jane Hardinge: Marriage Lic. (London).

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

James Flowers, bonnet maker in Edinburgh, 1630 (Edinb. Marr.). James Floures, servant to the laird of Powrie, 1657 (Brechin). Harrison gives this name as 'son of Flower,' from ME. floer, fiouer, arrowmaker.

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

1 Flower’s (Son): v. Flower.

2 metonymic for a Florist [Middle English Old French flour, Latin flos, floris, a flower]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(English) One who made arrows; descendant of Flower or Flour (flower).

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

The London Directory exhibits more than a quarter of a hundred of traders bearing this beautiful surname, which probably had its origin in some peculiar manly beauty or excellence, such as that implied in the phrases ' Flower of Chivalry,' Flower of the Family, &c. Le Floer. H.R.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

From Fleurus; a location name in Flanders. Or Fiers; a location name in Normandy. Orfrom the Swedish, Flor; from the Danish, Floor; from the German, Flohr; from the Flemish, Flore, Floris, Vloors; from the Dutch, Floor, Florus; personal name Elyas Flur in Rotuli de Oblatis et Finibus, King John

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

Flower was the name of a gentle family at Nunney early last century (C.).

Homes of Family Names in Great Britain (1890) by Henry Brougham Guppy

Flower was the name of the mayor of Salisbury in 1701 (E.), and the name is still represented in that city. Between 1604 and 1787 not less than fourteen of the mayors of Devizes were thus called (B.). Three hundred years ago there were Flowers in Rowde and Steeple - Ashton (A.), and the name still occurs in Rowde.

Homes of Family Names in Great Britain (1890) by Henry Brougham Guppy

Flowers Last Name Facts

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

The last name Flowers (Arabic: فلاورز) is more frequently found in The United States than any other country/territory. It can also appear in the variant forms: Flòwers. Click here to see other possible spellings of Flowers.

How Common Is The Last Name Flowers? popularity and diffusion

The last name Flowers is the 6,873rd most prevalent family name on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 88,614 people. The last name is mostly found in The Americas, where 77 percent of Flowers live; 72 percent live in North America and 72 percent live in Anglo-North America. Flowers is also the 259,003rd most frequent first name in the world It is held by 969 people.

The last name Flowers is most widely held in The United States, where it is carried by 67,427 people, or 1 in 5,376. In The United States Flowers is mostly concentrated in: Texas, where 11 percent live, Georgia, where 7 percent live and California, where 7 percent live. Outside of The United States Flowers is found in 114 countries. It also occurs in England, where 5 percent live and Belize, where 3 percent live.

Flowers Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Flowers has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Flowers surname expanded 807 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 180 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it expanded 560 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it expanded 274 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in Scotland it expanded 213 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Flowers Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the surname is chiefly Anglican (52%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Flowers surname are 7.72% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 54.49% being registered with the party.

The amount Flowers earn in different countries varies greatly. In Peru they earn 54.83% more than the national average, earning S/. 30,013 per year; in South Africa they earn 33.46% more than the national average, earning R 317,160 per year; in Colombia they earn 26.39% less than the national average, earning $16,711,300 COP per year; in United States they earn 9.37% less than the national average, earning $39,106 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.37% less than the national average, earning $47,014 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Flòwers951/
Floweers936/
Fllowers934/
Flowesrs931/
Flowerss931/
Flowersj931/
Floowers931/
Pflowers930/
Floiwers930/
Floers9252/
Flawers86174/
Flewers86131/
Flovers8627/
Floersh8617/
Flouers863/
Flowars861/
Flobers861/
Flowirs860/
Fluwers860/
Flowors860/
Floersch80365/
Fleurs77915/
Fliers77111/
Fleers7769/
Flyers7767/
Flours7726/
Fluers771/
Flaers770/
Flears770/
Floirs770/
Flauers7125/
Flavers7121/
Flavors7112/
Flayers711/
Filliers6745/
Fliggers670/
Fleehours630/
Flairs623/
Fleurce571/
Villeirs5312/

Flowers Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Flowers in the Arabic language
فلاورزflawrz-

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