Bouwens

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

*Antonius Bouwens (1876–1963), Dutch sports shooter, brother of Herman * (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 * (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 Provided by Wikipedia