Släkthistoria för Bowman
Bowman Vad efternamn betyder
English and Scottish: occupational name for an archer hunter or soldier armed with a bow from Middle English bow(e)man bouman (from Old English boga ‘bow’ + mann ‘man’). This word was distinguished from Bowyer which denoted a maker or seller of bows. Americanized form of German Baumann or the Dutch cognate Bouwman.
Källa: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022
