Find out how popular the last name Blowers is in the United States and learn more about the meaning, history, and race and ethnic origin of people in America who are named Blowers.

Blowers, like all of the last names we have data for, is identified by the U.S. Census Bureau as a surname which has more than 100 occurrences in the United States in the Decennial Census survey. The most recent statistics we have for the Blowers surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Blowers in America

Blowers is the 12715th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Blowers surname appeared 2,428 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 1 people would have the surname Blowers.

We can also compare 2010 data for Blowers to data from the previous census in 2000. The table below contains all of the statistics for both years in a side-by-side comparison.

The history of the last name Blowers

The surname Blowers has its origins in England, with the earliest recorded instances dating back to the 14th century. The name is believed to be derived from the Old English word 'blawere', which referred to a person who played a wind instrument, particularly a trumpet or horn. This suggests that the name may have initially been an occupational surname given to individuals who were musicians or town criers.

One of the earliest known references to the name Blowers can be found in the Court Rolls of the Manor of Wakefield in Yorkshire, dated 1317. In this record, a man named Adam le Blawere is mentioned, indicating the use of the name as a descriptive term for his occupation.

During the Middle Ages, the surname Blowers began to spread across various regions of England, with variations in spelling such as Blower, Blore, and Blour appearing in historical records. The different spellings likely arose due to regional dialects and the inconsistent nature of written records at the time.

In the 16th century, the surname Blowers can be found in the parish registers of St. Michael's Church in Coventry, Warwickshire. One notable individual from this time period was John Blowers, a prominent merchant and alderman in Coventry, who lived from around 1520 to 1590.

As the name spread, it became associated with certain place names, such as Blowers Green in Staffordshire and Blowers Hill in Gloucestershire. These locations may have been named after individuals bearing the surname, or vice versa, with the surname being derived from the place name.

Throughout history, several notable individuals have carried the surname Blowers. One such figure was Sir John Blowers (1625-1698), an English lawyer and politician who served as a Member of Parliament for Pontefract in Yorkshire. Another was Benjamin Blowers (1768-1845), an English architect and surveyor who designed several notable buildings in London.

In the United States, one of the earliest recorded instances of the surname Blowers dates back to the 17th century. Thomas Blowers (1642-1707) was an English Puritan settler who emigrated to Massachusetts Bay Colony and became a prominent figure in the town of Beverly.

Other notable individuals with the surname Blowers include Samuel Blowers (1724-1784), an American lawyer and politician who served as Attorney General of Massachusetts, and Sampson Blowers (1742-1842), a Canadian lawyer and judge who served as the first Chief Justice of Nova Scotia.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Blowers

We also have some data on the ancestry of people with the surname Blowers.

The below race categories are the modified race categories used in the Census Bureau's population estimates program. All people were categorized into six mutually exclusive racial and Hispanic origin groups:

1. White only
2. Black only
3. American Indian and Alaskan Native only
4. Asian and Pacific Islander only
5. Hispanic
6. Two or More Races

For the most recent 2010 census data, the race/ethnic origin breakdown for Blowers was:

Note: Any fields showing (S) means the data was suppressed for privacy so that the data does not in any way identify any specific individuals.

Since we have data from the previous census in 2000, we can also compare the values to see how the popularity of Blowers has changed in the 10 years between the two census surveys.

Data source

The last name data and ethnic breakdown of last names is sourced directly from the Decennial Census survey, conducted every 10 years by the United States Census Bureau.

The history and meaning of the name Blowers was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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