Bouwens is a Dutch patronymic surname meaning "Bouwe's son". Bouwe is a short form of the given name Boudewijn.[1] Variant forms are Bauwens, Boudens, Bouwen, Bouwense and Bouwes. People with the surname include:

  • Antonius Bouwens (1876–1963), Dutch sports shooter, brother of Herman
  • Elise Bouwens (born 1991), Dutch swimmer
  • Hans Bouwens (born 1944), Dutch singer and songwriter known as "George Baker"
  • Herman Bouwens (1868–1955), Dutch sports shooter, brother of Antoine
  • Leenaert Bouwens (1515–1582), Dutch Mennonite leader
  • Maarten Bouwens (1511–1583), Dutch theologian and first bishop of Ypres
  • Richard Bouwens van der Boijen (1863–1939), French architect
  • Rychard Bouwens (born 1972), American astronomer at Leiden University

See also

  • Bauwens, variant spelling of the surname, more common in Belgium
  • Bouwe Bekking (born 1963), Dutch competitive sailor

References

  1. ↑ Bouwens at the Database of Surnames in The Netherlands.
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