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Bowen Family Crest
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Where did the Irish Bowen family come from? What is the Irish Bowen family crest and coat of arms? When did the Bowen family first arrive in the United States? Where did the various branches of the family go? What is the Bowen family history?

The Bowen surname is an Anglicized form of the Gaelic Ó Buadhacháin, which comes from the word "buadhach," meaning "victorious."

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Spelling variations of this family name include: Bohan, O'Bohan, Bohane, Bohannon, Boughan, Bohane, Bowen and many more.

First found in County Cork, where Irish Fiants show the earliest records of this surname.


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This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Bowen research. Another 208 words(15 lines of text) covering the year 1659 is included under the topic Early Bowen History in all our PDF Extended History products.

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More information is included under the topic Early Bowen Notables in all our PDF Extended History products.

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Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Bowen Settlers in the United States in the 17th Century


  • Morris Bowen, who landed in Virginia in 1638
  • Griffith Bowen, who arrived in Boston, Mass in 1639
  • Sarah Bowen, who arrived in Weymouth, Mass in 1640
  • Anna Bowen, who arrived in Weymouth, Mass in 1642
  • Phillip Bowen, who arrived in Virginia in 1643


Bowen Settlers in the United States in the 18th Century


  • Edwd Bowen, who arrived in Virginia in 1701-1702
  • Peter Bowen, who landed in New England in 1716
  • Lewis Bowen settled in Georgia in 1733
  • James Bowen settled in Maryland in 1774

Bowen Settlers in the United States in the 19th Century


  • Susanna Bowen, who arrived in New York, NY in 1811
  • N. W. Bowen settled in Providence RI in 1823
  • Patrick Bowen, who arrived in New York in 1832
  • Eli A Bowen, who landed in Texas in 1835
  • Robert Bowen, who arrived in New York in 1835


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  • Andrea Lauren Bowen (b. 1990), Award-winning American actress
  • Catherine Drinker Bowen (1897-1973), American writer of semi fictional biographies and winner of the National Book Award in 1958
  • Dr. Otis Ray Bowen (b. 1918), American politician and physician, Governor of Indiana (1972-1980)
  • Ira Sprague Bowen (1898-1973), American astronomer who served as director of both the Mount Wilson Observatory and the Palomar Observatory
  • Captain Stephen G. Bowen (b. 1964), NASA Astronaut with over 27 days in space and the first to ever fly on two consecutive missions (STS-132 and STS-133)
  • Brigadier-General Charles Francis Bowen (1889-1977), American Adjutant-General of New Hampshire (1939-1947)
  • Major-General Frank Sayles Jr. Bowen (1905-1976), American Commanding General XII Corps (1958-1960)
  • Elizabeth Dorothea Cole Bowen (1899-1973), Irish-born, British writer
  • Edmund Bowen FRS (1898-1981), British chemist created a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1935
  • Lionel Frost Bowen AC, BEM (b. 1922), Australian politician, Deputy Prime Minister of Australia from 1983 to 1990

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  • Bowens of Virginia and Tennessee: Descendants of John Bowen and Lily McIlhaney by Jamie Ault Grady.
  • Ancestry and Descendants (including the Bowen Family) of Isaac Applin Sheppard and Caroline Mary Holmes, His Wife by Walter Lee Sheppard.
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  2. Browning, Charles H. Americans of Royal Descent. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing. Print.
  3. Woodham-Smith, Cecil. The Great Hunger Ireland 1845-1849. New York: Old Town Books, 1962. Print. (ISBN 0-88029-385-3).
  4. Donovan, George Francis. The Pre-Revolutionary Irish in Massachusetts 1620-1775. Menasha, WI: Geroge Banta Publsihing Co., 1932. Print.
  5. Bell, Robert. The Book of Ulster Surnames. Belfast: Blackstaff, 1988. Print. (ISBN 10-0856404160).
  6. Vicars, Sir Arthur. Index to the Prerogative Wills of Ireland 1536-1810. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co. Print.
  7. Read, Charles Anderson. The Cabinet of Irish Literature Selections from the Works of the Chief Poets, Orators and Prose Writers of Ireland 4 Volumes. London: Blackie and Son, 1884. Print.
  8. Rasmussen, Louis J. . San Francisco Ship Passenger Lists 4 Volumes Colma, California 1965 Reprint. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing, 1978. Print.
  9. Matthews, John. Matthews' American Armoury and Blue Book. London: John Matthews, 1911. Print.
  10. MacLysaght, Edward. Irish Families Their Names, Arms and Origins 4th Edition. Dublin: Irish Academic, 1991. Print. (ISBN 0-7165-2364-7).
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The Bowen Family Crest was acquired from the Houseofnames.com archives. The Bowen Family Crest was drawn according to heraldic standards based on published blazons. We generally include the oldest published family crest once associated with each surname.

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