Bowyer is used as a family name or surname in Ireland, England. It is 6 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Bowyer
No. of characters: 6
Origin: Ireland, England
Meaning:

One who made or sold bows.

A maker of bows for archery. A Bowyer's Company still exists in London.

How popular is Bowyer?

Bowyer is common in England, United States, Australia, Canada, Israel, Wales, South Africa, New Zealand, Scotland.

Bowyer is ranked 34121 on our list.

Despite the fact that the number of Bowyer bearers increased by 0.68 per cent in 2010 US census to 4127 since 2000, the surname slipped by 523 spots and ranked at 8019. The last name was found in around 1 per hundred thousand population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
White 90.55 92.02
Black 3.83 4.22
Hispanic or Latino 2.91 1.61
Others 1.48 1.27
Asian and Native Hawaiian
& Other Pacific Islander		 0.78 0.56
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.46 0.32
Bowyer is quite popular family name mostly used in England however Guernsey lie ahead in terms of density. Around 15546 people have been found who wears Bowyer as their family name. Bowyer is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with thousands of Bowyer:
1,374 England5,937
7,319 United States5,803
2,735 Australia1,369
Countries with hundreds of Bowyer:
5,894 Canada759
4,283 Israel285
1,226 Wales282
22,252 South Africa258
3,331 New Zealand239
3,652 Scotland140
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
2,784 Northern Ireland74
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
5,748 Singapore43
34,729 Zimbabwe41
3,476 Trinidad and Tobago39
24,091 Switzerland27
92,783 Argentina24
53,462 Spain23
200,772 France23
767 Guernsey22
5,007 Jamaica20
12,021 Ireland14
1,520 Jersey14
205,224 Germany14
390,733 Thailand12
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 6 - 10:
7,200 China10
375,391 Brazil9
91,312 Czechia8
50,907 Norway7
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Immigrants to US

From Ireland

During the great famine, 21 years old immigrant Mary Bowyer who was residing in Ireland migrated to USA on May 18, 1846 by Cornet put out from Liverpool. Richard Bowyer (25) Brass Finisher, Hannah Bowyer, aged 23, 2 years old William Bowyer, Richard Bowyer, aged 4 months old, Farmer Samuel Bowyer, 22 years old Mrs Bowyer, are others that migrated to US.

From Germany

F. Bowyer worked as gentleman and hailed from Usa. 40 years old embarked for USA from Liverpool on Celtic and arrived on March 13, 1880.

Bowyer Namesakes

  • Kevin Bowyer, English organist
  • Michelle Bowyer, former field hockey forward from Canada
  • Bernadette Bowyer, former field hockey player from Canada
  • Jerry Bowyer, American economist, author, and columnist
  • Lee Bowyer, English former professional footballer
  • Clint Bowyer, American professional stock car racing driver
  • Frank Bowyer, English footballer who played for Stoke City
  • Brendan Bowyer, Irish singer best
  • Ian Bowyer, English former footballer
  • Travis Bowyer, former professional baseball relief pitcher

Bowyer Namesakes

  • Kevin Bowyer, English organist
  • Michelle Bowyer, former field hockey forward from Canada
  • Bernadette Bowyer, former field hockey player from Canada
  • Jerry Bowyer, American economist, author, and columnist
  • Lee Bowyer, English former professional footballer
  • Clint Bowyer, American professional stock car racing driver
  • Frank Bowyer, English footballer who played for Stoke City
  • Brendan Bowyer, Irish singer best
  • Ian Bowyer, English former footballer
  • Travis Bowyer, former professional baseball relief pitcher

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