Bower

in the US

There are 18,220 people with the last name "Bower" in the United States.

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Ranking in the US

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Bower 1,508
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  1. is 1,504th most common Lilly
  2. is 1,505th most common Voss
  3. is 1,506th most common Meade
  4. is 1,507th most common Gagnon
  5. is 1,508th most common Bower
  6. is 1,509th most common Barajas
  7. is 1,510th most common Jacob
  8. is 1,511th most common Sadler
  9. is 1,512th most common Kilgore

Similar Names and Nicknames

Bowen, Bowers, Boyer, Bowens, Bowe, Bowes, Bowerman, Bowersox, Bowersock, Bowery

Most Common First Names for Bower

Robert, James, John, David, Michael, William, Richard, Mary, Charles, Thomas



Meaning & History

Scottish: occupational name for a bow maker, Older Scots bowar, equivalent to English Bowyer.

English and Scottish: from Middle English bur, bour ‘bower’, ‘cottage’, ‘inner room’ (Old English būr), hence a topographic name for someone who lived in a small cottage, an occupational name for a house servant who attended his master in his private quarters (see Bowerman), or a habitational name from any of various places, for example in Essex, named Bower or Bowers from this word.


Recent Searches for "Bower" in the US

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