What country origionally does the last name fowler come from, I think england but i am not sure.?

Question

What country origionally does the last name fowler come from, I think england but i am not sure.?

Answer 1

This is what www.ancestry.com has to say about the name.

Fowler Name Meaning and History

English: occupational name for a bird-catcher (a common medieval occupation), Middle English fogelere, foulere (Old English fugelere, a derivative of fugol ‘bird’).

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Answer 2

Fowler

English: occupational name for a bird-catcher (a common medieval occupation), Middle English fogelere, foulere (Old English fugelere, a derivative of fugol ‘bird’).

Answer 3

I'm related to the Fowler family who was in the US (Pennsylvania to be exact) in the early 1700's.  They came from England.