Bowman Name Meaning: Derived from the Anglo-Saxon word 'boga' meaning 'bow'.
An occupational name given to someone who worked with bows, whether it be with a bow and arrow or with a bow associated with textiles such as wool.
Discover how your Bowman ancestors earned their living and spread across the country. Find out more about your family history by using the Free Search box.| Bedfordshire | 10 |
| Buckinghamshire | 1 |
| Berkshire | 41 |
| Cambridgeshire | 77 |
| Channel Islands | 6 |
| Cheshire | 35 |
| Cornwall | 1 |
| Cumberland | 560 |
| Derbyshire | 80 |
| Devon | 40 |
| Dorset | 4 |
| Durham | 942 |
| Essex | 126 |
| Gloucestershire | 49 |
| Hampshire | 133 |
| Herefordshire | 3 |
| Hertfordshire | 52 |
| Huntingdonshire (and Rutland) | 1 |
| Isle of Man | 3 |
| Kent | 170 |
| Lancashire | 468 |
| Leicestershire | 68 |
| Lincolnshire | 94 |
| London | 951 |
| Middlesex | 59 |
| Northumberland | 442 |
| Norfolk | 251 |
| Northamptonshire | 28 |
| Nottinghamshire | 140 |
| Oxfordshire | 3 |
| Rutland (and Huntingdonshire) | 1 |
| Shropshire | 6 |
| Suffolk | 124 |
| Somerset | 11 |
| Surrey | 95 |
| Sussex | 31 |
| Staffordshire | 89 |
| Warwickshire | 12 |
| Westmorland | 107 |
| Wiltshire | 41 |
| Worcestershire | 13 |
| Yorkshire | 732 |
| Anglesey | 0 |
| Brecknockshire | 0 |
| Cardiganshire | 0 |
| Carnarvonshire | 0 |
| Carmarthenshire | 0 |
| Denbighshire | 5 |
| Flintshire | 0 |
| Glamorgan | 18 |
| Merionethshire | 0 |
| Montgomeryshire | 0 |
| Monmouthshire | 4 |
| Pembrokeshire | 0 |
| Radnorshire | 2 |
| Profession | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| Scholar | 1,182 |
| Agricultural Labourer | 102 |
| General Labourer | 69 |
| Coal Miner | 69 |
| Dress Maker | 64 |
| Labourer | 52 |
| Domestic Servant | 51 |
| Annuitant | 36 |
| General Servant | 36 |
| Tailor | 35 |
| Farmers Son | 30 |
| Joiner | 29 |
| Blacksmith | 28 |
| General Servant Domestic | 28 |
| Laundress | 23 |
| Farmers Wife | 23 |
| House Keeper | 21 |
| Carpenter | 19 |
| Farm Labourer | 18 |
| Butcher | 17 |
| No Occupation | 17 |
| Stone Mason | 17 |
| Tailoress | 17 |
| Farm Servant Indoor | 16 |
| Clerk | 15 |
| Name | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| Mary Bowman | 3,295 |
| John Bowman | 3,154 |
| William Bowman | 2,867 |
| Elizabeth Bowman | 1,948 |
| Thomas Bowman | 1,854 |
| George Bowman | 1,523 |
| Sarah Bowman | 1,371 |
| James Bowman | 1,333 |
| Joseph Bowman | 1,312 |
| Jane Bowman | 1,146 |
| Ann Bowman | 1,128 |
| Robert Bowman | 1,086 |
| Margaret Bowman | 913 |
| Henry Bowman | 860 |
| Charles Bowman | 770 |
| Hannah Bowman | 600 |
| Annie Bowman | 572 |
| Ellen Bowman | 509 |
| Edward Bowman | 508 |
| Alice Bowman | 495 |
| Emma Bowman | 466 |
| Eliza Bowman | 428 |
| Richard Bowman | 421 |
| Isabella Bowman | 387 |
| Alfred Bowman | 384 |