Bouwens is a Dutch patronymic surname meaning "Bouwe's son". Bouwe is a short form of the given name Boudewijn.Bouwens at the Database of Surnames in The Netherlands. Variant forms are Bauwens, Boudens, Bouwen, Bouwense and Bouwes. People with the surname include:
Antonius Bouwens (1876–1963), Dutch sports shooter, brother of Herman (born 1991), Dutch swimmer Hans Bouwens (born 1944), Dutch singer and songwriter known as "George Baker" Herman Bouwens (1868–1955), Dutch sports shooter, brother of Antoine (1515–1582), Dutch Mennonite leader Maarten Bouwens (1511–1583), Dutch theologian and first bishop of Ypres Richard Bouwens van der Boijen (1863–1939), French architect Rychard Bouwens (born 1972), American astronomer at Leiden University
See also Bauwens, variant spelling of the surname, more common in Belgium Bouwe Bekking (born 1963), Dutch competitive sailor
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