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BOWYER

Bower

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Scottish

Scottish : occupational name for a bow maker, Older Scots bowar, equivalent to English Bowyer.English and Scottish : from Middle English bur, bour â€˜bowerâ€™, â€˜cottageâ€™, â€˜inner roomâ€™ (Old English bÅ«r), hence a topographic name for someone who lived in a small cottage, an occupational name for a house servant who attended his master in his private quarters (see Bowerman), or a habitational name from any of various places, for example in Essex, named Bower or Bowers from this word.

Bower

Bowman

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English and Scottish

Bowman

English and Scottish : occupational name for an archer, Middle English bow(e)man, bouman (from Old English boga â€˜bowâ€™ + mann â€˜manâ€™). This word was distinguished from Bowyer, which denoted a maker or seller of the articles. It is possible that in some cases the surname referred originally to someone who untangled wool with a bow. This process, which originated in Italy, became quite common in England in the 13th century. The vibrating string of a bow was worked into a pile of tangled wool, where its rapid vibrations separated the fibers, while still leaving them sufficiently entwined to produce a fine, soft yarn when spun.Americanized form of German Baumann (see Bauer) or the Dutch cognate Bouman.

Bowman

Bowyer

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English

Bowyer

English : occupational name for a maker or seller of bows (see Bow), as opposed to an archer. Compare Bowman.

Bowyer

Boyer

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Altered spelling of German Bayer or Beyer.German

Boyer

Altered spelling of German Bayer or Beyer.German : habitational name for someone from Boye (near Celle-Hannover).English : variant of Bowyer.Danish : habitational name from a place so named. The surname is also found in Norway and Sweden, probably from the same source.

Boyer