Bouwens

Bouwens is a Dutch patronymic surname meaning "Bouwe's son". Bouwe is a short form of the given name Boudewijn. Variant forms are Bauwens, Boudens, Bouwen, Bouwense and Bouwes. People with the surname include:


 * Antonius Bouwens (1876–1963), Dutch sports shooter, brother of Herman
 * (born 1991), Dutch swimmer
 * Hans Bouwens (born 1944), Dutch singer and songwriter known as "George Baker"
 * Herman Bouwens (1868–1955), Dutch sports shooter, brother of Antoine
 * (1515–1582), Dutch Mennonite leader
 * Maarten Bouwens (1511–1583), Dutch theologian and first bishop of Ypres
 * Richard Bouwens van der Boijen (1863–1939), French architect
 * Rychard Bouwens (born 1972), American astronomer at Leiden University