The surname Bowring is an occupational name for a chamber-servant. The surname Bowring is derived from buring, which is a derivative of the Old English word bur, which means cottage, chamber, or bower.

What does Wessling mean?

Wessling Name Meaning

patronymic from the personal name Wessel. habitational name from Wessling near Munich or Wesseling near Cologne, or Wesselink in Lower Saxony.

What does Niffenegger mean?

Swiss German: probably a topographic name of the same origin as Niffern, a habitational name from Nufringen in Swabia, formerly Nüfferen, Niffern + egger, from Middle High German ecke 'corner'.