Lower, Mark A (1860) Patronymica Britannica: a dictionary of the family names of the United Kingdom. London: J.R. Smith. Public Domain.
MOWER
As described in historical dictionaries
Patronymica Britannica (1860)
MOWER. The occupation. An AngloSaxon, soon after the Norman Conquest, acquired tlris name (Leofric the Mower) from his having oercome twenty men with a scythe. Wright's Essaj's.
Surname type: Occupational name
Origin: English
Region of origin: British Isles
Country of origin: England
Religion of origin: Christian
Language of origin: English