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 | 0 |
| Buckinghamshire | 1 |
| Berkshire | 50 |
| Cambridgeshire | 105 |
| Channel Islands | 12 |
| Cheshire | 86 |
| Cornwall | 2 |
| Cumberland | 374 |
| Derbyshire | 84 |
| Devon | 70 |
| Dorset | 11 |
| Durham | 812 |
| Essex | 142 |
| Gloucestershire | 47 |
| Hampshire | 155 |
| Herefordshire | 0 |
| Hertfordshire | 33 |
| Huntingdonshire (and Rutland) | 4 |
| Isle of Man | 3 |
| Kent | 235 |
| Lancashire | 477 |
| Leicestershire | 42 |
| Lincolnshire | 57 |
| London | 1,017 |
| Middlesex | 91 |
| Northumberland | 425 |
| Norfolk | 241 |
| Northamptonshire | 12 |
| Nottinghamshire | 185 |
| Oxfordshire | 15 |
| Rutland (and Huntingdonshire) | 4 |
| Shropshire | 8 |
| Suffolk | 65 |
| Somerset | 17 |
| Surrey | 96 |
| Sussex | 42 |
| Staffordshire | 100 |
| Warwickshire | 31 |
| Westmorland | 158 |
| Wiltshire | 37 |
| Worcestershire | 28 |
| Yorkshire | 774 |
| Anglesey | 0 |
| Brecknockshire | 0 |
| Cardiganshire | 0 |
| Carnarvonshire | 8 |
| Carmarthenshire | 2 |
| Denbighshire | 9 |
| Flintshire | 0 |
| Glamorgan | 40 |
| Merionethshire | 0 |
| Montgomeryshire | 2 |
| Monmouthshire | 12 |
| Pembrokeshire | 0 |
| Radnorshire | 5 |
| Profession | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| Scholar | 1,076 |
| Coal Miner | 94 |
| Agricultural Labourer | 83 |
| Farmer | 61 |
| General Labourer | 61 |
| Living On Own Means | 59 |
| Dress Maker | 54 |
| Domestic Servant | 51 |
| Living On Her Own Means | 51 |
| Labourer | 50 |
| Tailor | 34 |
| Farm Labourer | 32 |
| General Servant | 32 |
| General Servant Domestic | 31 |
| Blacksmith | 27 |
| Farm Servant | 26 |
| House Keeper | 25 |
| Joiner | 24 |
| Clerk | 23 |
| Laundress | 20 |
| Shoe Maker | 20 |
| Tailoress | 20 |
| Carpenter | 19 |
| Gardener | 18 |
| Grocer | 18 |
| 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 |