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Bowring and Bowering. The surname was first recorded in the early 14th Century (see below), and other early recordings include: Mayfflin atte Bur (1280, Somerset); Gilbert atte Boure (1296, Sussex); Robert Boreman (1327, Sussex; and Walter Bowryng (1328, Somerset). The first recorded spelling of the family name is shown to be that of Henry Bouryng, which was dated 1302, in the "Pipe Rolls of Derbyshire", during the reign of King Edward I, known as "The Hammer of the Scots", 1272 – 1307.
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Job-descriptive surnames originally denoted the actual occupation of the namebearer, and later became hereditary. There are many developed spellings, all with essentially the same meaning, although some are common as surnames and these include: Bower, Bur, Bowerman, Borman, Bowra, Boorer, Burra,
118:(1858–1943), businessman and first high commissioner of Newfoundland, grandson of Benjamin Bowring and first cousin of Charles R. Bowring and William Bowring (1837–1918). 266: 313: 256: 173: 176:(1837–1918), Liverpool, England politician and merchant, grandson of Benjamin Bowring and brother of Charles R. Bowring. 275: 179: 262: 106:(1840–1890), Newfoundland politician and merchant, grandson of Benjamin Bowring and brother of Sir William Bowring. 270: 205:, in this context, "a friend" or "servant", one who looked after the "bower-chamber" in a lord or chief's house. 97: 245: 167: 155: 115: 109: 103: 334: 280: 187: 250: 127: 91: 55: 312:
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origin. At the time of the British Census of 1881, its relative frequency was highest in
85: 35: 328: 149: 143: 133: 191: 121: 100:(1872–1945), British colonial administrator (East Africa), son of J. C. Bowring 317: 71: 47: 137: 59: 226: 136:(1792–1872), an English political economist and writer. Governor of 75: 17: 299: 198: 164:(b. 1947), Professor of Japanese Studies at the University of Cambridge 31: 63: 39: 88:(1873–1944), American rancher and politician, husband of Eva Bowring 140:
from 1854 to 1859. First cousin once removed of Benjamin Bowring
112:(1826–1911), British translator and author, son of John Bowring 124:(1892–1985), American politician, wife of Arthur Bowring. 309: 253:– also known as Bowring, a chain of stores in Canada 130:(1874–1952) – British admiral, son of J. C. Bowring 146:(1820–1893), the eldest son of John Bowring. 42:(36.5 times the British average), followed by 170:(1875 - 1950), British colonial administrator 94:(1778–1846), English-Newfoundland businessman 8: 218: 182:(1874–1945), son of Charles R. Bowring 152:, former rugby union player and coach. 244:Benjamin Bowring, a ship used in the 7: 257:Bowring Ranch State Historical Park 190:deriving from the pre-7th Century 25: 298:This page lists people with the 288: 158:(1824–1910), son of John Bowring 81:The name Bowring may refer to: 1: 276:Bowring Park (disambiguation) 180:William Bowring (cricketer) 351: 286: 231:Retrieved 25 January 2014 316:by adding the person's 98:Charles Calvert Bowring 227:"Bowring Distribution" 283:, a community and CDP 251:Bowring Brothers Ltd. 246:Transglobe Expedition 168:Walter Andrew Bowring 156:Lewin Bentham Bowring 116:Edgar Rennie Bowring 110:Edgar Alfred Bowring 174:Sir William Bowring 229:. forebears.co.uk. 201:, a chamber", and 104:Charles R. Bowring 321: 281:Bowring, Oklahoma 188:occupational name 16:(Redirected from 342: 320:(s) to the link. 307: 292: 291: 232: 230: 223: 128:Humphrey Bowring 92:Benjamin Bowring 56:Northamptonshire 21: 350: 349: 345: 344: 343: 341: 340: 339: 325: 324: 323: 322: 306: 297: 293: 289: 241: 236: 235: 225: 224: 220: 215: 186:The name is an 162:Richard Bowring 68:Channel Islands 52:Gloucestershire 44:Nottinghamshire 23: 22: 15: 12: 11: 5: 348: 346: 338: 337: 327: 326: 295: 294: 287: 285: 284: 278: 273: 260: 254: 248: 240: 237: 234: 233: 217: 216: 214: 211: 184: 183: 177: 171: 165: 159: 153: 147: 141: 131: 125: 119: 113: 107: 101: 95: 89: 86:Arthur Bowring 24: 14: 13: 10: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 347: 336: 333: 332: 330: 319: 315: 311: 310:internal link 304: 301: 282: 279: 277: 274: 272: 268: 264: 261: 258: 255: 252: 249: 247: 243: 242: 238: 228: 222: 219: 212: 210: 206: 204: 200: 196: 193: 189: 181: 178: 175: 172: 169: 166: 163: 160: 157: 154: 151: 150:Kevin Bowring 148: 145: 144:J. C. Bowring 142: 139: 135: 132: 129: 126: 123: 120: 117: 114: 111: 108: 105: 102: 99: 96: 93: 90: 87: 84: 83: 82: 79: 77: 73: 69: 65: 61: 57: 53: 49: 45: 41: 37: 33: 29: 19: 302: 296:Surname list 271:Newfoundland 263:Bowring Park 221: 207: 202: 194: 185: 134:John Bowring 80: 27: 26: 197:meaning "a 192:Old English 122:Eva Bowring 318:given name 267:St. John's 259:– Nebraska 213:References 72:Shropshire 48:Derbyshire 138:Hong Kong 60:Hampshire 335:Surnames 329:Category 239:See also 76:Somerset 18:Bowering 303:Bowring 300:surname 36:English 32:surname 28:Bowring 308:If an 66:, the 64:Surrey 40:Dorset 199:bower 30:is a 314:link 74:and 203:ing 195:bur 34:of 331:: 305:. 269:, 265:– 78:. 70:, 62:, 58:, 54:, 50:, 46:, 20:)

Index

Bowering
surname
English
Dorset
Nottinghamshire
Derbyshire
Gloucestershire
Northamptonshire
Hampshire
Surrey
Channel Islands
Shropshire
Somerset
Arthur Bowring
Benjamin Bowring
Charles Calvert Bowring
Charles R. Bowring
Edgar Alfred Bowring
Edgar Rennie Bowring
Eva Bowring
Humphrey Bowring
John Bowring
Hong Kong
J. C. Bowring
Kevin Bowring
Lewin Bentham Bowring
Richard Bowring
Walter Andrew Bowring
Sir William Bowring
William Bowring (cricketer)

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