About the Bown Surname

Bearers of the name Bown share their surname's story with Bowen, of which it is a variant. Read literally, Bown points to “Son of Owain”.

• Without the “e” of Bowen, Bown is a simpler written form of the same name.
• The same family of names includes Bowne and Owens.
• Regional accents shaped spellings long before dictionaries fixed them.

Bown coat of arms

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