Bower is a Scottish and English surname or multiple possible origins. It can be an occupational surname, meaning "bow maker", an equivalent of Bowyer or a house servant, an equivlent of Bowerman. It can be a toponymic surname, after any of locations named Bower or Bowers. It may also be a topographic surname for a person who lived in a small cottage (Middle English bur, bour for 'bower').Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022, p. 208 Notable people with the surname include:
Adrian Bower (born 1970), English actor Archibald Bower (1686–1766), Scottish historian B. M. Bower (1871–1940), American novelist Billy Bower (1887–1954), English footballer Caroline Bower, Australian medical researcher and professor of medicine David Bower (born 1969), Welsh actor David Bower (politician) (1819–1898), of Port Adelaide, South Australia Edward Bower (1635–1667), English portrait painter Emma Eliza Bower (1852–1937), American physician, club-woman, and newspaper owner, publisher, editor Frederick Orpen Bower (1855–1948), English botanist Graham John Bower (1848–1933), Irish diplomat Gordon H. Bower (1932–2020), American cognitive psychologist Hetty Bower (1905–2013), English activist Iris Bower (1915–2005), Royal Air Force nurse James Campbell Bower (born 1988), English actor, singer, and model Jeff Bower (American football) (born 1953), American football coach Jeff Bower (basketball) (born 1961), American basketball executive Johnny Bower (1924–2017), Canadian hockey goaltender John Nott-Bower (1892–1972), British policeman Lester Bower (1947–2015), American mass murderer Louisa Nott-Bower (née Yorke, 1861–1925), Welsh archer Mark Bower (born 1980), English footballer Marvin Bower (1903–2003), American lawyer Matthew Bower (born 1962), British musician Michael Bower (born 1975), American actor Norman Adolph Henry Bower (1907–1990), British politician Paul Bower (born 1988), Australian rules footballer Robert Bower (disambiguation), multiple people Scott Bower (born 1978), American soccer player Shane Bower (wrestler) (1965–2007), Canadian wrestler Steve Bower, English radio presenter Thomas Bower (1838–1919), English architect Tom Bower (born 1946), British writer Tom Bower (actor) (1938–2024), American actor Walter Bower (c.1385–1449), Scottish chronicler
See also Bauer (surname) Bowers (surname) Bowyer (surname)
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