Bowens Family History
Bowens Name Meaning
English, of Welsh origin: variant of Bowen, with the
addition of the regular English patronymic suffix -s.Altered spelling of Dutch Bouwens, a variant of
Bauwens.
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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Name Distribution of Bowens Families
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United States
England & Wales
Scotland
Number of Bowens families
 33 - 63  12 - 32 |
 1 - 11  |
from the 1920 US Federal Census Data
Number of Bowens families
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12 - 22 5 - 11 |
1 - 4 |
from the 1891 England and Wales Census Data
| Sorry, we couldn't find geographic distribution information for the Bowens last name |
from the 1891 Scotland Census Data
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Bowens Family Origin
Bowens Immigration Information
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from the New York Passenger Lists
Average Life Expectancy for Bowens
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Bowens Family Occupations
from 1880 Federal Census Data
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