Bowyer is an English surname, taken from the traditional craftsman name bowyer, a maker of bows. Click here to hear how to pronounce the name. Notable people with the surname include:

Adrian Bowyer (born 1952), British engineer and mathematician

Ashley Bowyer (born 1988), American soccer player

Bernadette Bowyer (born 1966), Canadian field hockey player

Bertram Bowyer, 2nd Baron Denham (1927–2021), British politician

Brendan Bowyer (1938-2020), Irish singer

Chaz Bowyer (1926-2008), British author

Clint Bowyer (born 1979), American racing driver

Charles Stuart Bowyer (1934-2020), astronomer

Dean Bowyer college baseball coach

Edmund Bowyer several people

Eric Bowyer Northern Irish football player

Frank Bowyer (1922-1999), English footballer

Gary Bowyer (born 1971), English footballer

George Bowyer several people

Goof Bowyer (1903-1998) American football and basketball coach

Glen Bowyer (born 1979) Australian football player

Henry Bowyer (1786-1853), British politician

Ian Bowyer (born 1951), English footballer

Jerry Bowyer (born 1962), American investment manager, author, and columnist

John Bowyer several people

Kevin Bowyer (born 1961), English organist

Lee Bowyer (born 1977), English footballer

Michael Bowyer (1599–1645), actor in English Renaissance theatre

Matthew Bowyer (born 1973), English cricket player

Percy Bowyer (1909-1998), Australian rules footballer

Robert Bowyer several people

Ruth Bowyer (c.1761-1788)), convict sent to Australia on the First Fleet

Richard Bowyer several people

Sam Bowyer (1887 - c.1961), English football player

Theresa Bowyer journalist

Thomas Bowyer several people

Travis Bowyer (born 1981), American baseball player

Walt Bowyer (born 1960), American football player

William Bowyer several people

English-language surnames

Occupational surnames

English-language occupational surnames

Bowyer (surname)