Tracing the Bowsher Family Name

Many Bowsher families will find their roots under Bowser, the form most records use. Its meaning, shared with Bowser, is “Fine sir”.

• The Census Bureau's 2010 surname file lists Bowsher with 1,079 bearers, at rank 23,532. That puts it inside the top 25,000 US surnames.
• Bowsher adds “h” to Bowser, a small change that appeared as the name was written down.
• The same family of names includes Bewsher.

Arms associated with the name

A coat of arms belongs to a particular family line rather than to everyone named Bowsher, so the heraldry linked to Bowser is a starting point, not an automatic right. Get the complete Bowsher report, with a museum-style coat of arms.