See The Origin of The Name and Norman Origins of the Bowles Name for the earliest references to this family in England.

The earliest documented line is that of The Bowles of Swineshead in Lincolnshire

and their resulting lines:

The Bolles of Haugh

The Bolles of Gosberton

The Bolles of Osberton

The Bowles of Bromley

Other Major Branches or Concentrations of Bowles in England

For Which Their Origins Have Not Yet Been Established

The Boles of Devon

The Bowles of Kent

The Bowles of Lancashire

The Bowles of Norfolk and Suffolk