Bowen Name Meaning: Derives from the Gaelic surname which comprises of two Gaelic families 'ab Owain', meaning 'son of Owen' and 'O Buadhachain' meaning 'descendent of Bohan'(Bohan meaning 'victorious').
Derives from the Gaelic surname which comprises of two Gaelic families 'ab Owain', meaning 'son of Owen' (owen meaning 'noble') and 'O Buadhachain' meaning 'descendent of Bohan'(Bohan meaning 'victorious').
Discover how your Bowen ancestors earned their living and spread across the country. Find out more about your family history by using the Free Search box.| Bedfordshire | 1 |
| Buckinghamshire | 3 |
| Berkshire | 2 |
| Cambridgeshire | 15 |
| Channel Islands | 28 |
| Cheshire | 34 |
| Cornwall | 8 |
| Cumberland | 7 |
| Derbyshire | 24 |
| Devon | 69 |
| Dorset | 5 |
| Durham | 9 |
| Essex | 48 |
| Gloucestershire | 134 |
| Hampshire | 26 |
| Herefordshire | 171 |
| Hertfordshire | 17 |
| Huntingdonshire (and Rutland) | 1 |
| Isle of Man | 4 |
| Kent | 125 |
| Lancashire | 169 |
| Leicestershire | 8 |
| Lincolnshire | 8 |
| London | 606 |
| Middlesex | 24 |
| Northumberland | 8 |
| Norfolk | 194 |
| Northamptonshire | 2 |
| Nottinghamshire | 11 |
| Oxfordshire | 32 |
| Rutland (and Huntingdonshire) | 1 |
| Shropshire | 590 |
| Suffolk | 25 |
| Somerset | 44 |
| Surrey | 34 |
| Sussex | 19 |
| Staffordshire | 317 |
| Warwickshire | 141 |
| Westmorland | 2 |
| Wiltshire | 23 |
| Worcestershire | 266 |
| Yorkshire | 50 |
| Anglesey | 0 |
| Brecknockshire | 182 |
| Cardiganshire | 471 |
| Carnarvonshire | 2 |
| Carmarthenshire | 966 |
| Denbighshire | 92 |
| Flintshire | 58 |
| Glamorgan | 1,141 |
| Merionethshire | 6 |
| Montgomeryshire | 221 |
| Monmouthshire | 333 |
| Pembrokeshire | 644 |
| Radnorshire | 237 |
| Profession | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| Scholar | 813 |
| Agricultural Labourer | 210 |
| House Servant | 185 |
| Labourer | 135 |
| At Home | 123 |
| Farm Labourer | 78 |
| Dress Maker | 77 |
| Farm Servant | 72 |
| Coal Miner | 71 |
| Servant | 67 |
| Collier | 67 |
| General Servant | 58 |
| Pauper | 57 |
| Tailor | 42 |
| Wife Of Above | 42 |
| Blacksmith | 35 |
| Laundress | 33 |
| Annuitant | 33 |
| Farmers Son | 32 |
| House Keeper | 32 |
| Farmer's Son | 31 |
| Shoe Maker | 31 |
| Mason | 30 |
| Miner | 28 |
| Labourer's Wife | 28 |
| Name | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| Mary Bowen | 6,406 |
| John Bowen | 5,706 |
| William Bowen | 5,586 |
| Thomas Bowen | 4,254 |
| Elizabeth Bowen | 3,799 |
| Sarah Bowen | 2,870 |
| David Bowen | 2,492 |
| James Bowen | 2,234 |
| Margaret Bowen | 2,133 |
| Ann Bowen | 1,907 |
| George Bowen | 1,854 |
| Jane Bowen | 1,511 |
| Henry Bowen | 1,136 |
| Edward Bowen | 1,135 |
| Martha Bowen | 1,079 |
| Hannah Bowen | 995 |
| Richard Bowen | 893 |
| Eliza Bowen | 889 |
| Annie Bowen | 861 |
| Charles Bowen | 855 |
| Joseph Bowen | 795 |
| Catherine Bowen | 753 |
| Ellen Bowen | 719 |
| Alice Bowen | 717 |
| Anne Bowen | 676 |
| Rank | Surname | Match | Census Frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bowen | 100% | 80,776 |
| 2 | Bown | 80% | 14,616 |
| 3 | Bawn | 60% | 2,827 |
| 4 | Bowne | 60% | 1,117 |
| 5 | Bowan | 80% | 733 |
| 6 | Bohen | 80% | 634 |
| 7 | Bowin | 80% | 531 |
| 8 | Bawen | 80% | 495 |
| 9 | Bewan | 60% | 295 |
| 10 | Bewen | 80% | 272 |
| 11 | Bowine | 67% | 259 |
| 12 | Beown | 60% | 169 |
| 13 | Bowon | 80% | 114 |
| 14 | Bwan | 60% | 103 |
| 15 | Bewin | 60% | 100 |
The surname Bowen is the most popular version of all its varients