Lower, Mark A (1860) Patronymica Britannica: a dictionary of the family names of the United Kingdom. London: J.R. Smith. Public Domain.
BOWDEN
There are approximately 17,550 people named Bowden in the UK. That makes it the 565th most common surname overall. Out of every million people in the UK, approximately 278 are named Bowden.
Region of origin
British Isles
Country of origin
England
Language of origin
English
Religion of origin
Christian
Classification
English
Location or Geographical Feature
Related and similar surnames
BodenBawden
Bodine
Bodden
Booden
Boeden
Bouden
Bewden
Boehden
Boudden
Boodden
Boudon
Boudun
Bouuden
Bewdon
Beuden
Boodon
Bowdaen
Boudens
Bouwden
Boedon
Boudewns
Boudoun
Bouduin
The Bowden surname in historical dictionaries
Patronymica Britannica (1860)
BOWDEN. BOAVDON. The B.'s. were of Bowdon Hall, co. Derby, in the XV. cent. Yet they have a tradition tliat they are of Norman descent, and that the name was originally Bodin. In 1572 two protestant Walloons, Nich. and John Bowden, settled at R3-e. Lansd. MS. 15. 70.