Flowerdew

English

Etymology

Anglicized form of an Old French personal name composed of the elements flor (“flower”) + deu (“God”).

Proper noun

Flowerdew (plural Flowerdews)

1. A surname from Old French.

Statistics

• According to data collected by Forebears in 2014, Flowerdew is the 13933^rd most common surname in England, belonging to 386 individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Flowerdew”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 585.