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There are approximately 1,347 people named Mower in the UK. That makes it the 5,968th most common surname overall. Out of every million people in the UK, approximately 21 are named Mower.

Region of origin

British Isles

Country of origin

England

Language of origin

English

Religion of origin

Christian

Classification

English
Occupational Name

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The Mower surname in historical dictionaries

Patronymica Britannica (1860)

MOWER. The occupation. An AngloSaxon, soon after the Norman Conquest, acquired tlris name (Leofric the Mower) from his having oercome twenty men with a scythe. Wright's Essaj's.

Lower, Mark A (1860) Patronymica Britannica: a dictionary of the family names of the United Kingdom. London: J.R. Smith. Public Domain.

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