Bowen (surname)

Bowen

Pronunciation	/ˈboʊ.ən/
Origin
Region of origin	Wales; Ireland
Other names
Variant form(s)	Eugene, Owen (Owain), Ewen (Eoghan), etc.; Bohan

Bowen is a Celtic surname representing two separate Celtic ethnicities, the Welsh ab Owain ("son of Owen") and the Irish Ó Buadhacháin ("descendant of Bohan").

List of people surnamed Bowen

• Adam Bowen, American billionaire businessman, co-founder of Juul
• Albert E. Bowen (1875–1953), of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
• Andrea Bowen (born 1990), actress
• Andy Bowen (1867-1894), American boxer known for fighting the longest boxing match in history
• Anthony Bowen (1809–1872) African American civic leader
• Ashley Bowen (born 1728), sailor and writer
• Ben Bowen (2002–2005), American child who died from cancer
• Brian Bowen (born 1998), American college basketball player
• Bruce Bowen (born 1971), basketball player
• Caroline Bowen, Australian speech therapist
• Catherine Drinker Bowen, American author and historian
• Charles Bowen, Baron Bowen (1835–1894), English judge
• Charles Bowen (New Zealand politician) (1830–1917),
• Charles Bowen-Cooke (1859–1920), British railway engineer
• Chris Bowen (born 1973), Australian politician
• Cliff Bowen (1875–1929), Welsh rugby player and cricketer
• Curtis Bowen, Canadian hockey player
• Daniel Bowen, Australian blogger
• Dave Bowen (1928–1995), Welsh footballer and manager
• David R. Bowen (born 1932), U.S. Representative from Mississippi
• Edmund Bowen (1898–1981), British chemist
• Edward Ernest Bowen (1836–1901), Harrow schoolmaster
• Edward George Bowen ("Taffy" Bowen, 1911–1991), British radar pioneer
• Elizabeth Bowen (1899–1973), Irish novelist
• Elizabeth Bowen Thompson (1812/13–1869), British missionary who founded of the British Syrian Schools
• Emanuel Bowen (1694–1767), Engraver
• E. G. Bowen (1900–1983), Welsh geographer
• E. N. Bowen (1893–1959), American judge, lawyer, and politician
• Francis Bowen (1811–1890), American philosophical writer and educationalist
• George Bowen (disambiguation), several people
• Harry Bowen (1864–1913), Welsh rugby player
• Harry Bowen (1888–1941), American character actor
• Herbert Wolcott Bowen (1856–1927), American poet and diplomat
• Howard Bowen (1908–1989), American economist and college president
• Humphry Bowen (1929–2001), British botanist and chemist
• Ira Sprague Bowen (1898–1973), American astronomer
• Jackie Bowen (1915–2009), Wales rugby player
• James Bowen (disambiguation), several people
• Jarrod Bowen (born 20 December 1996), English footballer
• Jeffrey Bowen, American songwriter and music producer
• Jehdeiah Bowen (1817–1891), American politician
• Jeremy Bowen (born 1960), British journalist and television presenter
• Jim Bowen (1937–2018), British stand-up comedian
• Jimmy Bowen, American record producer and pop musician
• Joe Bowen (born 1951), the voice of the Toronto Maple Leafs
• John Bowen (disambiguation), several people
• Jonathan Bowen (born 1956), British computer scientist
• José Antonio Bowen (born 1952), American president of Goucher College
• Julie Bowen (born 1970), American actress
• Katie Bowen (born 1994), New Zealand association footballer
• Keith Bowen (born 1958), English footballer
• Kenneth Bowen (tenor) (1932 - 2018), Welsh tenor
• Laurence Llewelyn-Bowen (born 1965), British interior designer
• Lionel Bowen (born 1922), Australian politician
• Lorraine Bowen (born 1961), singer/songwriter and comedian
• Mark Bowen (disambiguation), several people
• Marjorie Bowen, pen name of Margaret Gabrielle Long, an English writer
• Matt Bowen, Australian rugby player
• Matthew Bowen, American football player
• Murray Bowen (1913–1990), American psychiatrist
• Nick Bowen (disambiguation), several people
• Norman L. Bowen (1887–1956), Canadian geochemist and petrologist
• Otis R. Bowen (1918–2013), physician and Governor of Indiana
• Rhys Bowen, mystery writer
• Richard Bowen:
  • Richard Bowen (Royal Navy) (1761 –1797), an officer of the Royal Navy
  • Richard L. Bowen, American university president
  • Richard M. Bowen III, Citigroup whistleblower
  • Richard Bowen (bowls), Welsh lawn bowler
• Rufus Bowen (Robert Edward Bowen, 1947–1978), American mathematician
• Roger Bowen (1932–1996), American actor
• Ryan Bowen, basketball player
• Ryan Bowen (baseball) (born 1968), baseball player
• Shepard P. Bowen (1824–1908), New York politician
• Stephen Bowen (disambiguation), several people
• Thomas Bowen (engraver)
• Trevor Bowen (born 1941), actor and screenwriter
• Trevor Bowen (rugby), rugby union and rugby league footballer who played in the 1930s and 1940s
• Tristan Bowen, American soccer player
• Vanessa Bowen, Sri Lankan cricketer
• William Bowen (disambiguation), several people
• York Bowen (1884–1961), English composer

See also

• Owen (name), given name and surname

External links

• Bowen on The Internet Surname Database