Clower

English

Etymology

Two possible origins:

• English occupational surname for a nailer, from an agent derivative of Old French clou (“nail”).
• Americanized spelling of German Klauer.

Proper noun

Clower (plural Clowers)

1. A surname.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Clower is the 14096^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 2132 individuals. Clower is most common among White (88.32%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Clower”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 347.

Anagrams

• Corlew