Bowyer (surname)

Bowyer is an English surname, taken from the traditional craftsman name bowyer, a maker of bows. Click here to hear how to pronounce the name. Notable people with the surname include:


 * Adrian Bowyer (born 1952), British engineer and mathematician
 * Ashley Bowyer (born 1988), American soccer player
 * Bernadette Bowyer (born 1966), Canadian field hockey player
 * Bertram Bowyer, 2nd Baron Denham (1927–2021), British politician
 * Brendan Bowyer (1938–2020), Irish singer
 * Chaz Bowyer (1926–2008), British author
 * Clint Bowyer (born 1979), American racing driver
 * Charles Stuart Bowyer (1934–2020), astronomer
 * Dean Bowyer college baseball coach
 * Edmund Bowyer several people
 * Eric Bowyer Northern Irish football player
 * Frank Bowyer (1922–1999), English footballer
 * Gary Bowyer (born 1971), English footballer
 * George Bowyer several people
 * Goof Bowyer (1903–1998) American football and basketball coach
 * Glen Bowyer (born 1979) Australian football player
 * Henry Bowyer (1786–1853), British politician
 * Ian Bowyer (born 1951), English footballer
 * Jerry Bowyer (born 1962), American investment manager, author, and columnist
 * John Bowyer several people
 * Kevin Bowyer (born 1961), English organist
 * Lee Bowyer (born 1977), English footballer
 * Michael Bowyer (1599–1645), actor in English Renaissance theatre
 * Matthew Bowyer (born 1973), English cricket player
 * Percy Bowyer (1909–1998), Australian rules footballer
 * Robert Bowyer several people
 * Ruth Bowyer (c.1761-1788)), convict sent to Australia on the First Fleet
 * Richard Bowyer several people
 * Sam Bowyer (1887 - c.1961), English football player
 * Theresa Bowyer journalist
 * Thomas Bowyer several people
 * Travis Bowyer (born 1981), American baseball player
 * Walt Bowyer (born 1960), American football player
 * William Bowyer several people