Bowery

== English == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈbaʊəɹi/ === Etymology 1 === Unexplained. Perhaps a topographic surname for someone who lived in a small cottage, from Middle English bour (“chamber, cottage”) or, alternatively, an occupational surname for someone who worked there. ==== Alternative forms ==== Bowry ==== Proper noun ==== Bowery (plural Bowerys) A surname from Middle English. ===== Statistics ===== According to the 2010 United States Census, Bowery is the 38850th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 568 individuals. Bowery is most common among White (87.68%) individuals. === Etymology 2 === From Dutch bouwerij (“farm”). ==== Proper noun ==== the Bowery A street and a district of New York City, whose residents were traditionally of a low socioeconomic class. ===== Derived terms ===== Boweryish === Further reading === “Bowery”, in OneLook Dictionary Search. Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Bowery”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 208. === Anagrams === Bowyer, bowyer