Bowen Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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').

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Bowen Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Bowen family

Profession Census Frequency
Farmer 183
General Servant Domestic 170
Living On Own Means 150
Coal Miner Hewer 143
General Labourer 129
Dress Maker 109
Scholar 102
Coal Hewer 98
Domestic Servant 63
Coal Miner 46
Cook Domestic 45
Dressmaker 44
Housemaid Domestic 42
Stone Mason 40
Coal Miner C Hewer 37
Agricultural Labourer 36
Laundress Wash 34
Bricklayer 32
Carpenter 32
Blacksmith 30
House Maid Domestic 28
School Teacher 28
Servant Domestic 27
School 26
Tailor 26

Bowen Surname Variants Ranking

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

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The surname Bowen is the most popular version of all its varients

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