Cowman (surname)

Cowman is an occupational surname of Norman origin.^[1] from cowman. A rare surname throughout the world today, Cowman is most common in Ireland.^[2]

As an Irish surname, it is anglicised from Irish Gaelic surname Ó Comáin.

Notable persons with that surname include:

• Alan Cowman (born 1954), Australian malaria researcher
• Charles Cowman (1868–1924), American missionary to Japan
• Dick Cowman (b. 1949), rugby player
• Joseph Cowman (fl. 1705–1748), one of the founders of the Patuxent Iron Works
• Lettie Cowman (1870–1960), American author
• Roz Cowman (born 1942), is an Irish poet and critic
• Stan Cowman (1923–2003), New Zealand cricket umpire

See also

• Cowman (disambiguation)