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Date Posted: 08:12:44 05/07/04 Fri
Author: LB
Subject: Fowler origin
In reply to: D 's message, "hmmmmmmm" on 07:27:55 05/07/04 Fri

The origin of the surname Fowler is an easy one. Here's a definition I got from a family history website which sums it up pretty well:

This name is of ancient Anglo-Norman origin, and comes from the Anglo-Saxon word 'Fugal', meaning fowl. However, most of the Fowlers in America are of English descent. It seems that the early bearers of our name not only 'pursued the captured wild fowl', but also sold them , for in its early form the French suffix,'ere', following 'fowl', meant an agent or dealer. Old English and early American records carry frequent mention of the name in various forms, such as 'Fouler', but'Fowler' is the generally accepted form. - 'The House Of Fowler: A History of the Fowler Families of the South' by Grover Parsons Fowler(1940).

Basically you're a hunter/gatherer, as I'd expect from families that came over from England to settle the frontier!!

Keep me informed about your family tree. I'm always interested in migration of families, especially from the Old World to the New. Was there much German settlement in Virginia or is this a family influence from Pennsylvania?

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