# Fowler (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/fowler/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. Counts from the US Census Bureau; origin and etymology from Wiktionary; bearers from Wikidata. Data updated 2026-11-11.

A surname originating as an occupation for a hunter of birds.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | not recorded |
| Type | occupational, named after the work an ancestor did |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 104,515 |
| US rank (2010) | 299 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 2,954 people |
| Change since 2000 | +1.8% (102,620 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | /ˈfaʊlɚ/, 2 syllables |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Etymology

From fowler. The medical term is named after Dr. George Ryerson Fowler, the German surgeon developer of the position.

## Who carries it

Share of people named Fowler in the 2010 US Census by the Census's own race and ethnicity groups. The Census suppresses a share when the count behind it is small.

| Group | Share |
|---|---|
| White (not Hispanic) | 81% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 13% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 2.2% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 0.5% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 1.0% |
| Two or more races | 2.1% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Fowler in the United States, the United Kingdom, Australia and Canada.

## People named Fowler

- William Alfred Fowler, American nuclear physicist (1911-1995)
- Karen Joy Fowler, American novelist, short story writer, editor
- Alfred Fowler, British astronomer (1868-1940)
- Jeff Fowler, American filmmaker
- Mary Fowler, Australian soccer player
- Beth Fowler, American actress and singer
- Henry Weed Fowler, American zoologist (1878–1965)
- Calvin Fowler, basketball player (1940-2013)
- Dexter Fowler, American baseball player (born 1986)
- Henry H. Fowler, American lawyer and politician (1908-2000)
- Wyche Fowler, American politician and ambassador
- James W. Fowler, American psychologist (1940–2015)

and 25 more on Wikidata.

## Similar surnames

Filer, Flor, Flower, Fuller, Flora, Feller, Flory, Fleury, Florio, Faller, Filler, Flohr.

## How to read these numbers

A Census count is people alive and counted in 2010, not births, and names occurring fewer than 100 times are not published at all. Ethnicity shares are the Census's own categories.