The very first record of the family name FOWLER was found in Norfolk, which is located in England. The FOWLER family traces their ancestral roots back to Anglo Saxon origin before the year 1100. From here they branched and migrated, gaining prosperity as a notable family of England and later other countries. This name is of ancient Anglo-Norman origin, and comes from the Anglo-Saxon word Fugal, meaning fowl. However, most of the Fowlers in America are of English descent.