First found in Devon where they were seated from very ancient times, some say well before the Norman Conquest and the arrival of Duke William at Hastings in 1066 A.D.

Families began migrating abroad in enormous numbers because of the political and religious discontent in England. Often faced with persecution and starvation in England, the possibilities of the New World attracted many English people. Although the ocean trips took many lives, those who did get to North America were instrumental in building the necessary groundwork for what would become powerful new nations. Among early immigrants of the Flower surname to cross the Atlantic and come to North America were: Sir William Flower left Ireland and purchased land in Hartford, Connecticut in 1685. George Flower landed in Virginia in 1606. Other members of the Flower name settled in Pennsylvania and New York in the mid 1800's..

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