Barbara Harris <emmanuel2(a)iinet.net.au> wrote:
Someone said that they [Bowman] may be listed as Beynon or Baynham because
of Welsh way of saying things. Is this right?
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Dear Barbara,
According to Rowlands and Rowlands (1996), the surname BAYNHAM is a spelling
variant of BEYNON (from ab EYNON), but the authors make no reference to
BOWMAN, which Hanks et al (2002) describe as an English occupational surname
(bowman = archer).
Sources:
ROWLANDS, John and Sheila (1996) "The Surnames of Wales", Federation of
Family History Societies (Publications) Ltd, Birmingham; ISBN 1-86006-025-0
HANKS, Patrick, HODGES, Flavia, MILLS, A. D., & ROOM, Adrian (2002) "The
Oxford Names Companion", Oxford University Press; ISBN 0-19-860561-7
Kind regards,
John
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