Cowman is an

occupational surname In some cultures, a surname, family name, or last name is the portion of one's personal name that indicates one's family, tribe or community. Practices vary by culture. The family name may be placed at either the start of a person's full name, ...

Norman Norman or Normans may refer to: Ethnic and cultural identity * The Normans, a people partly descended from Norse Vikings who settled in the territory of Normandy in France in the 10th and 11th centuries ** People or things connected with the Norm ...

origin. from '' cowman''. A rare surname throughout the world today, Cowman is most common in

Ireland Ireland ( ; ga, Éire ; Ulster Scots dialect, Ulster-Scots: ) is an island in the Atlantic Ocean, North Atlantic Ocean, in Northwestern Europe, north-western Europe. It is separated from Great Britain to its east by the North Channel (Grea ...

. Retrieved 23 January 2014 Notable persons with that surname include: *

Charles Cowman Charles Elmer Cowman (March 13, 1868 – September 25, 1924) was a missionary evangelist in Japan. He was also one of the cofounders of the Oriental Missionary Society (now One Mission Society; formerly OMS International). Early life Charles Co ...

(1868–1924), American missionary to Japan *

Dick Cowman Dick Cowman is a former rugby union international who represented England from 1971 to 1973. Early life Dick Cowman was born on 18 March 1949 in Workington. Rugby union career Cowman made his international debut on 20 Mar 1971 at Twickenham i ...

(b. 1949), rugby player *Joseph Cowman ( fl. 1705–1748), one of the founders of the

Patuxent Iron Works The Patuxent Iron Works was an ironworks along the Patuxent River in Maryland, United States. History Some sources that say the company was founded before 1734 by Richard Snowden and family on the site of their family's earlier iron works.Cook, W ...

Lettie Cowman Lettie Burd Cowman (March 3, 1870 – April 17, 1960), also known as L.B. Cowman, was an American writer and author of the devotional books ''Streams in the Desert'' and ''Springs in the Valley''. Cowman published her books under the author na ...

(1870–1960), American author *

Roz Cowman Roz Cowman (born 1942), is an Irish poet and critic. Biography Roz Cowman was born in Cork in 1942. She got her education in the Loreto Convent in Clonmel before going on to study in University College Cork. She worked as a teacher and wri ...

(born 1942), is an Irish poet and critic *

Stan Cowman Stanley Corbett Cowman (14 April 1923 – 2 February 2003) was a New Zealand cricket umpire. In his international umpiring career, he stood in two ODI games in 1983. He was also an honorary curator of the New Zealand Cricket Museum at the Ba ...

(1923–2003), New Zealand cricket umpire

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{{surname, Cowman Occupational surnames English-language surnames Surnames of English origin English-language occupational surnames

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