Bowdich is an Anglo-Saxon surname that originates in Dorset, England.
Notable people with the surname include: David Bowdich (born 1969), American law enforcement officer Evelyne Webb Bowdich (1861–1930), English writer Sarah Bowdich Lee (née Wallis) (1791–1866), English author, illustrator, traveller, and zoologist Thomas Edward Bowdich (1791–1824), English traveller and author