Explore the Family Name Blower

The meaning of Blower

English: occupational name from Middle English blouer ‘blower’ (Old English blāwere), i.e. someone who blew a bellows (e.g. for a forger or a church organ) or a horn (typically, to call workmen to work or as a huntsman). It was also a nickname for a loud or boastful person, from the same word.

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How common is the last name Blower in the United States?

According to the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Blower saw a slight decrease in popularity from 2000 to 2010. In 2000, it was ranked 36,421 and by 2010, it fell to 39,004, representing a 7.09% drop. The total count of individuals with this last name also declined slightly over the decade, from 580 persons in 2000 to 565 in 2010, marking a 2.59% decrease. This change resulted in a proportion per 100k fall from 0.22 in 2000 to 0.19 in 2010, a 13.64% reduction.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#36,421	#39,004	-7.09%
Count	580	565	-2.59%
Proportion per 100k	0.22	0.19	-13.64%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Blower

In terms of ethnic identity, data from the Decennial U.S. Census indicates that in both 2000 and 2010, there were no individuals identified as Asian/Pacific Islander or Black with the surname Blower. The proportion who identified as White increased marginally from 94.83% in 2000 to 95.22% in 2010. Those identifying as two or more races saw a significant drop from 2.41% in 2000 to 1.06% in 2010, a decrease of 56.02%. Individuals who identified as Hispanic experienced an increase from 1.55% to 2.12%, a growth of 36.77%. Meanwhile, there were no individuals identifying as American Indian and Alaskan Native recorded in 2010, while in 2000, they made up 0.86% of the Blower surname holders.

	2000	2010	Change
White	94.83%	95.22%	0.41%
Hispanic	1.55%	2.12%	36.77%
Two or More Races	2.41%	1.06%	-56.02%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0.86%	0%	0%