Fowler Family Crest
Fowler is an Anglo-Saxon occupational surname. Unsurprisingly, it refers to people who caught or hunted wild birds for a living, a bird-catcher, which was an important and prestigious position at the time and a must-have for noble families. It originally comes from the Old English "fugelere", meaning hunter of wild birds. Fowler family history got going with the recording of Richard Fugelere as a witness in Lancashire's Assize Courts, 1218.
A Saxon Chief, fond of the chase, and being a daring hunter, was called Fowler. This Fowler, accompanied by numerous band of retainers and followers, went to England about a hundred years before the union of all the Kingdoms of England into one under Egbert.
A Saxon Chief, fond of the chase, and being a daring hunter, was called Fowler. This Fowler, accompanied by numerous band of retainers and followers, went to England about a hundred years before the union of all the Kingdoms of England into one under Egbert.
One person’s name was often spelled several different ways over a lifetime. The recorded variations of fowler include Fowler Fouler, Fowlers, Fowlars, Foular, Folar, Fouller, Fowlare, Foweller, Fowaller, Foulier, Foular, and many more….
Fowler genealogy boasts many renowned individuals such as English linguists Henry and Francis Fowler, Johnson Treasury Secretary Henry Fowler, and actor Kevin Spacey (born Kevin Fowler).
Colors
The Fowler Family primary colors are Red & White
White (Argent) means Peace and sincerity.
Red (Gules) means Warrior or martyr; Military strength and magnanimity
Gold (Or) means Generosity and elevation of the mind valor, perseverance.
Black (Sable) means Constancy or grief
Symbols
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