Fowers

See also: fowers

English

Etymology

Status surname, from Old French fouuer, itself from Latin focārius (“hearth-keeper”). Compare modern French foyer.

Proper noun

Fowers (plural Fowerses)

A surname from Old French.

Statistics

According to the 2010 United States Census, Fowers is the 34707^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 651 individuals. Fowers is most common among White (94.32%) individuals.

Further reading

Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Fowers”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 594.

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