Bowman

See also: bowman

English

Proper noun

Bowman

  1. A surname originating as an occupation for a bowman.
  2. A city, the county seat of Bowman County, North Dakota, United States.

Derived terms

Statistics

  • According to the 2010 United States Census, Bowman is the 296th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 105,007 individuals. Bowman is most common among White (80.82%) and Black (13.62%) individuals.

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Anagrams

French

Etymology

The name of the municipality is derived from the English surname Bowman. The municipality is named after early inhabitant and landowner Baxter Bowman.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /bo.man/
  • Hyphenation: Bow‧man
  • Rhymes: -an

Proper noun

Bowman m

  1. A municipality of Papineau, Outaouais, Quebec, Canada.

Derived terms

  • Bowmanois, Bowmanoise
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