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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] 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
- ^ "Cowman Surname Meaning and Distribution". ancestry.co.uk. Retrieved 23 January 2014
- ^ "Cowman Surname Meaning and Distribution". forebears.co.uk. Retrieved 23 January 2014