Bowton Surname Meaning & Coat of Arms

Heraldry is personal: arms associated with the Boughton surname were borne by specific families, and sharing the name does not mean sharing the blazon.

The meaning behind Bowton

In parish registers, Bowton often stands in for Boughton. Read literally, Bowton points to “Beech or buck farm”.

Records show Bowton as one of the forms Boughton took over time. Regional accents shaped spellings long before dictionaries fixed them. Related forms: Bouton.

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