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Surname Etymology and Meaning of BOWYER

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An archer, one who uses a bow; one who makes bows.

Source: An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names With an Essay on their Derivation and Import (1857).

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

Source: Dictionary of American Family Names (2003)