Mowson Family History
Mowson Name Meaning
from Middle English *maugh *maw *mough *mow ‘a kinsman by marriage especially a son-in-law’ + -son. See Mowe (1) and compare Mawson . Some of the following earlier bearers may alternatively belong with (2). post-medieval variant of Mawson (2) with the vowel rounded to give Mowson. post-medieval variant of Molson (see Moulson ) if not vice versa.
Source: The Oxford Dictionary of Family Names in Britain and Ireland, 2016