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