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 English-language surnames Occupational surnames English-language occupational surnames