# Mower (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/mower/  
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 mower of hay.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | not recorded |
| Type | occupational, named after the work an ancestor did |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 3,336 |
| US rank (2010) | 9,722 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 92,550 people |
| Change since 2000 | +3.8% (3,215 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Variant spellings | Mawer, Mowers |

## Who carries it

Share of people named Mower 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) | 95% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 0.4% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 1.7% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 0.5% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.2% |
| Two or more races | 1.7% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Mower in the United States and the United Kingdom.

## People named Mower

- Jack Mower, actor (1890-1965)
- Liam Mower, British actor and dancer

## Similar surnames

Mowery, Moore, Moyer, Mohr, Mowry, More, Moor, Mowrey, Moir, Murray, Meyer, Morrow.

## 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.