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 | 0 |
| Buckinghamshire | 16 |
| Berkshire | 15 |
| Cambridgeshire | 19 |
| Channel Islands | 13 |
| Cheshire | 112 |
| Cornwall | 9 |
| Cumberland | 30 |
| Derbyshire | 34 |
| Devon | 59 |
| Dorset | 13 |
| Durham | 165 |
| Essex | 124 |
| Gloucestershire | 114 |
| Hampshire | 83 |
| Herefordshire | 231 |
| Hertfordshire | 7 |
| Huntingdonshire | 0 |
| Isle of Man | 0 |
| Kent | 133 |
| Lancashire | 626 |
| Leicestershire | 13 |
| Lincolnshire | 10 |
| London | 697 |
| Middlesex | 77 |
| Northumberland | 45 |
| Norfolk | 196 |
| Northamptonshire | 11 |
| Nottinghamshire | 58 |
| Oxfordshire | 28 |
| Rutland | 0 |
| Shropshire | 509 |
| Suffolk | 15 |
| Somerset | 46 |
| Surrey | 45 |
| Sussex | 37 |
| Staffordshire | 447 |
| Warwickshire | 220 |
| Westmorland | 1 |
| Wiltshire | 11 |
| Worcestershire | 245 |
| Yorkshire | 278 |
| Anglesey | 0 |
| Brecknockshire | 190 |
| Cardiganshire | 335 |
| Carnarvonshire | 28 |
| Carmarthenshire | 871 |
| Denbighshire | 61 |
| Flintshire | 9 |
| Glamorgan | 1,767 |
| Merionethshire | 10 |
| Montgomeryshire | 228 |
| Monmouthshire | 366 |
| Pembrokeshire | 530 |
| Radnorshire | 59 |
| Profession | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| Scholar | 1,623 |
| Coal Miner | 333 |
| Farmer | 141 |
| Agricultural Labourer | 126 |
| General Labourer | 107 |
| Dress Maker | 106 |
| Labourer | 94 |
| Domestic Servant | 93 |
| General Servant | 67 |
| General Servant Domestic | 66 |
| Living On Own Means | 66 |
| Farm Servant | 60 |
| Living On Her Own Means | 60 |
| Blacksmith | 45 |
| Carpenter | 42 |
| Laundress | 38 |
| Farmers Son | 37 |
| Collier | 37 |
| House Keeper | 36 |
| General Domestic Servant | 33 |
| Farmers Daughter | 30 |
| Grocer | 29 |
| Tailor | 28 |
| Mason | 28 |
| Farm Labourer | 21 |
| 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