The Flower surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 3,711 people carried this name — #8,828 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 79,400 people counted. That is down 1% from 3,753 in 2000.

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What the name means

The meaning of the Flower surname

As an occupational English surname, from the noun flower, and sometimes flour.

From Wiktionary, the free dictionary (en.wiktionary.org) — entry «Flower» (English), by Wiktionary contributors · licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0) · excerpt, lightly adapted.

As an English and Welsh surname

Bardsley classes it as an occupational name: ‘the flower’ — the first of the origins he gives.

An early record he cites: John le Floer, Devon, 1273 — Hundred Rolls.

From Charles W. Bardsley, A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames, with Special American Instances (London: Henry Frowde, 1901), p. 293 · public domain.

Among the farmers of England and Wales, 1880s

Flower was found among the farmers of 3 counties.

It was most frequent in Wiltshire: 35 in every 10,000 farmers there — about 1 in 286. Guppy counted the farmers listed in each county’s directory and recorded a name only where it reached about 7 in every 10,000; where it does not appear, it was rarer than that, not absent.

Where it concentrates, on the map

Per 10,000 farmers, by county

Wiltshire 35
Dorset 21
Somerset 12

H. B. Guppy, «Homes of Family Names in Great Britain» (London, 1890), alphabetical list of English and Welsh names — public domain · farmers in Kelly’s Post Office Directories of the 1880s, per 10,000 farmers in each county.

In print

Flower in American newspapers,
1899.

Newspaper page from Foster's Daily Democrat carrying the name Flower
Foster's Daily Democrat 1899-05-13
Newspaper page from The Anaconda Standard carrying the name Flower
The Anaconda Standard 1899-05-13
Newspaper page from The Portland Daily Press carrying the name Flower
The Portland Daily Press 1899-05-13

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 7,388 pages in all carry the name.

In print

Flower in Australian newspapers,
1830s–2000s.

44,639 articles name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Flower. The most, 7,319, date from the 1930s.

Articles, by state

New South Wales 14,406
Queensland 10,140
Victoria 8,173
South Australia 5,176
Western Australia 3,949
Tasmania 2,520
ACT (Canberra) 99
Northern Territory 18

Trove, National Library of Australia (trove.nla.gov.au) · articles in its digitised newspapers that name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Flower.

Who carried it

People named Flower,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Francis Flower d. 1596 · politician
  • Augusta Madeline Henrietta Marton d. 1906
  • Gertrude Flower d. 1956
  • Ronald Philip Flower d. 1993
  • Nina Banbury d. 1952
  • Rebecca Flower d. 1789

Wikidata (CC0) · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.

In the public record

People named Flower,
in the records of 7 countries.

Soldiers, farmers, migrants and neighbours who carried the name and left a trace in public archives. Everyone shown here died long ago or was born more than a century ago.

United States575 records

575 records of the Flower name in the United States
  • New York City birth, marriage and death certificates 179
  • U.S. Army enlistment records, World War II 155
  • Other U.S. records 241
  1. A United States Selective Service registration card, 1942
    Example: U.S. registration card, 1942
    Military record Arlington C. Flower

    Born 1911 in New York. Enlisted 1944 at Syracuse; driver from Oswego County. U.S. Army veteran of World War II; died 1997, buried at North Scriba Cemetery, Oswego, New York.

    U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain); U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)
  2. Names engraved on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, Washington, D.C.
    Example: U.S. war memorial
    War record Carl David Flower

    Born 1946; from Rio Linda, California. U.S. Army, indirect fire infantryman; killed in action 1967 in Quang Ngai, South Vietnam.

    U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain)
  3. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Wwhittaker Flower

    Arrived at New York in 1885 aboard the Aurania from Liverpool and Queenstown, aged 25; laborer. From Nottingham, England; bound for Boston.

    U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted)

Showing 3 of 575 records for Flower in the United States.

Counts: NYC Department of Records & Information Services, Historical Vital Records (NYC Open Data) · U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain) · U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0) · U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted) · New York State Department of Health, Genealogical Research Death Index · U.S. National Archives, Flexoline Index Data File (public domain) · U.S. National Archives, Famine Irish Passenger Records (public domain) · Sacramento County, Historic Burials (CC BY 4.0) · U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: U.S. Selective Service registration card, 1942 (public domain); Vietnam Veterans Memorial, photo by U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Michael J. Carden, 2009 (public domain); Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain).

Australia617 records

617 records of the Flower name in Australia
  • Victoria passenger lists, 1839–1923 310
  • Tasmanian Names Index 107
  • Other Australian records 200
  1. An 1829 etching of convicts being rowed out to the prison ship York in Portsmouth Harbour
    Pictured: convicts going on board a prison ship, 1829
    Transportation record Samuel Flower

    Transported to Van Diemen's Land aboard the Blenheim, sailing from Woolwich in 1837. Applied for permission to marry in Van Diemen's Land in 1847.

    Libraries Tasmania, Tasmanian Names Index (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A petition to the probate court of St. Louis, 1848
    Example: probate petition, 1848
    Probate record Thomas William Flower

    Died 1929 in Parkham, Tasmania. Will registered in Tasmania in 1929.

    Libraries Tasmania, Tasmanian Names Index (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Anne Flower

    Arrived in Victoria in 1855 aboard the James Baines, aged 34; English.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 617 records for Flower in Australia.

Counts: Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0) · Libraries Tasmania, Tasmanian Names Index (CC BY 4.0) · Queensland State Archives (CC BY 4.0) · Museums of History NSW – State Archives Collection (CC BY) · State Library of Western Australia (CC BY 4.0) · National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Prison-ship in Portsmouth Harbour, with the convicts going on board, etching by Edward William Cooke, 1829, Royal Museums Greenwich (public domain); Petition to the probate court, St. Louis, 1848, Missouri Historical Society (public domain); Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain).

Netherlands65 records

65 records of the Flower name in the Netherlands
  • Dutch civil registers (births, marriages, deaths) 36
  • Dutch population registers 29
  1. A marriage entry in the civil register of Tilburg, 1911
    Example: marriage register, 1911
    Marriage record Henrij Flower

    Married in 1885 in Rheden; coachman. Died 1929 in Velp, aged 70.

    Open Archives, Gelders Archief (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A marriage entry in the civil register of Tilburg, 1911
    Example: marriage register, 1911
    Marriage record Maria Hendrika Flower

    Born 1901 in 's-Gravenhage. Married in 1927 in 's-Gravenhage.

    Open Archives, Haags Gemeentearchief (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A marriage entry in the civil register of Tilburg, 1911
    Example: marriage register, 1911
    Marriage record Auther Flower

    Born 1880 in Groningen. Married in 1905 in 's-Gravenhage; "koffiehuisbediende". Died 1918 in Gouda, aged 37.

    Open Archives, Groninger Archieven (CC BY 4.0); Open Archives, Haags Gemeentearchief (CC BY 4.0); Open Archives, Streekarchief Midden-Holland (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 65 records for Flower in the Netherlands.

Counts: Open Archives (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Marriage register, Tilburg, 1911, Regionaal Archief Tilburg (public domain).

Canada22 records

22 records of the Flower name in Canada
  • Canadian Virtual War Memorial 6
  • Mountain View Cemetery, Vancouver 5
  • Other Canadian records 11
  1. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Jno Flower

    Came to Ontario in 1872 aboard the Hibernian, landing at Quebec, bound for Goderich, Ontario; English.

    Archives of Ontario. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Ontario.
  2. Fairview Lawn Cemetery in Halifax, Nova Scotia
    Example: Canadian cemetery
    Burial record Frederick Gerald Flower

    Died 1914; buried at Mountain View Cemetery, Vancouver, British Columbia.

    City of Vancouver. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Vancouver.
  3. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Death record Arthur Flower

    Died 1957 in Sydney, Cape Breton, Nova Scotia.

    Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia.

Showing 3 of 22 records for Flower in Canada.

Counts: Veterans Affairs Canada. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Canada. · City of Vancouver. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Vancouver. · Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia. · City of Calgary. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – City of Calgary. · Archives of Ontario. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Ontario. · National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain); Fairview Lawn Cemetery, Halifax, photo by Edgar El (CC BY 3.0); Civil register, Berlin, 1880, Landesarchiv Berlin (CC0).

United Kingdom19 records

19 records of the Flower name in the United Kingdom
  • War Office casualty lists, 1917–1919, among the dead 16
  • Scottish rolls of honour, First World War 1
  • Other British records 2
  1. A page of the burial register of Newtown, Wales, 1858
    Example: burial register, 1858
    Burial record Francis Flower

    Buried in 1793 at St James's burial ground, Euston, London, aged 38.

    MOLA and HS2, St James's burial ground data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
  2. A petition to the probate court of St. Louis, 1848
    Example: probate petition, 1848
    Probate record William Stanley Flower

    Will proved in 1940; of Oakham, Rutland.

    National Library of Wales, Wills Index Cards (CC0)
  3. A First World War roll of honour of the staff of C. & E. Morton Ltd
    Example: roll of honour, 1914–1919
    War record Alfred Chegwin Flower

    Killed or died by 1920. Named in the roll of honour of Great War, 1914-1919.

    National Library of Scotland, Rolls of Honour (public domain)

Showing 3 of 19 records for Flower in the United Kingdom.

Counts: National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain) · National Library of Scotland, Rolls of Honour (public domain) · National Library of Wales, Wills Index Cards (CC0) · MOLA and HS2, St James's burial ground data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Burial register of Newtown, Montgomeryshire, 1858, National Library of Wales (CC0); Petition to the probate court, St. Louis, 1848, Missouri Historical Society (public domain); C. & E. Morton Ltd roll of honour, 1914–1919, photo by Adrian S Pye via Geograph (CC BY-SA 2.0).

New Zealand7 records

7 records of the Flower name in New Zealand
  • Christchurch City cemetery records 3
  • Marlborough District cemetery records 3
  • Thames-Coromandel District cemetery records 1
  1. A page of the burial register of Newtown, Wales, 1858
    Example: burial register, 1858
    Burial record Robert Flower

    Died 1970, aged 65; buried at Memorial Park Cemetery, Christchurch, Canterbury.

    Christchurch City Council (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A page of the burial register of Newtown, Wales, 1858
    Example: burial register, 1858
    Burial record Dorothy Alice Flower

    Died 1995, aged 72; buried at Mercury Bay Cemetery, Thames-Coromandel District, Waikato.

    Thames-Coromandel District Council (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A page of the burial register of Newtown, Wales, 1858
    Example: burial register, 1858
    Burial record Caroline Hewitt Flower

    Died 1884, aged 32; buried at Omaka Cemetery, Marlborough.

    Marlborough District Council (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 7 records for Flower in New Zealand.

Counts: Christchurch City Council (CC BY 4.0) · Marlborough District Council (CC BY 4.0) · Thames-Coromandel District Council (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Burial register of Newtown, Montgomeryshire, 1858, National Library of Wales (CC0).

France2 records

2 records of the Flower name in France France's national death register, 1970–2001
  1. A page of the death register of Nice, 1930
    Example: French death register, 1930
    Death record Adrienne Ninetta Flower

    Born 1955 in Le Moule; died 1996 in Les Abymes (Guadeloupe).

    Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte)
  2. A page of the death register of Nice, 1930
    Example: French death register, 1930
    Death record Ferdinand Flower

    Born 1916 in Le Moule; died 1990 in Le Moule (Guadeloupe).

    Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte)

Counts: Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Death register of Nice, 1930, Archives départementales des Alpes-Maritimes (public domain).

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