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Bowler Name Meaning

English (chiefly Nottinghamshire): from Middle English boller (from Old English bolla ‘bowl’, ‘drinking vessel’ + the agent suffix -er), an occupational name for a maker or seller of bowls. Medieval bowls were made of wood as well as of earthenware.

Source: Dictionary of American Family Names ©2013, Oxford University Press


Similar surnames: Bower, Fowler, Dowler, Bowker, Bowley, Bowyer, Boler, Boller, Boxler

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Bowler Family Origin

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Bowler Family Occupations

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  • Farmer

    34%

  • Going To School

    22%

  • School

    9%

  • Labourer

    4%

In 1881, the most common Bowler occupation in Canada was Farmer. 34% of Bowler's were Farmers. Farmer, Going To School and School were the top 3 reported jobs worked by Bowler. A less common occupation for the Bowler family was Labourer.

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Bowler Life Expectancy

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