Owen Name Meaning: From the Welsh name "Owain", the name "Owen" means "well born" or "noble".
The Welsh name \"Owain\" is from the Greek \"Eugenious\", which became the Welsh name \"Eugein\", menaing \"well born\" or \"noble\".
Discover how your Owen ancestors earned their living and spread across the country. Find out more about your family history by using the Free Search box.| Bedfordshire | 0 |
| Buckinghamshire | 99 |
| Berkshire | 189 |
| Cambridgeshire | 41 |
| Channel Islands | 8 |
| Cheshire | 974 |
| Cornwall | 21 |
| Cumberland | 29 |
| Derbyshire | 130 |
| Devon | 161 |
| Dorset | 13 |
| Durham | 192 |
| Essex | 124 |
| Gloucestershire | 342 |
| Hampshire | 212 |
| Herefordshire | 96 |
| Hertfordshire | 69 |
| Huntingdonshire (and Rutland) | 24 |
| Isle of Man | 9 |
| Kent | 267 |
| Lancashire | 3,694 |
| Leicestershire | 49 |
| Lincolnshire | 108 |
| London | 1,999 |
| Middlesex | 104 |
| Northumberland | 53 |
| Norfolk | 137 |
| Northamptonshire | 161 |
| Nottinghamshire | 129 |
| Oxfordshire | 178 |
| Rutland (and Huntingdonshire) | 24 |
| Shropshire | 1,488 |
| Suffolk | 21 |
| Somerset | 212 |
| Surrey | 129 |
| Sussex | 55 |
| Staffordshire | 1,489 |
| Warwickshire | 756 |
| Westmorland | 10 |
| Wiltshire | 55 |
| Worcestershire | 281 |
| Yorkshire | 771 |
| Anglesey | 0 |
| Brecknockshire | 132 |
| Cardiganshire | 572 |
| Carnarvonshire | 3,920 |
| Carmarthenshire | 323 |
| Denbighshire | 797 |
| Flintshire | 99 |
| Glamorgan | 1,182 |
| Merionethshire | 1,189 |
| Montgomeryshire | 1,595 |
| Monmouthshire | 247 |
| Pembrokeshire | 563 |
| Radnorshire | 68 |
| Profession | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| Scholar | 4,260 |
| Labourer | 664 |
| Agricultural Labourer | 490 |
| General Servant | 446 |
| Domestic Servant | 373 |
| Farm Servant | 293 |
| Dress Maker | 282 |
| Coal Miner | 231 |
| Servant | 192 |
| House Keeper | 188 |
| Farmer | 147 |
| Farmer's Son | 147 |
| Joiner | 139 |
| Farmer's Wife | 137 |
| Shoe Maker | 136 |
| Miner | 124 |
| Farmer's Daughter | 118 |
| Laundress | 118 |
| Blacksmith | 110 |
| Annuitant | 107 |
| Tailor | 99 |
| Farm Labourer | 98 |
| Carpenter | 94 |
| Collier | 90 |
| Labourer's Wife | 86 |
| Name | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| Mary Owen | 18,582 |
| John Owen | 18,492 |
| William Owen | 18,002 |
| Elizabeth Owen | 12,937 |
| Thomas Owen | 11,572 |
| Jane Owen | 8,473 |
| Margaret Owen | 7,582 |
| Sarah Owen | 7,289 |
| Ann Owen | 6,565 |
| Richard Owen | 5,741 |
| Robert Owen | 5,473 |
| Ellen Owen | 5,302 |
| David Owen | 4,953 |
| James Owen | 4,871 |
| George Owen | 4,427 |
| Catherine Owen | 4,156 |
| Edward Owen | 4,125 |
| Owen Owen | 3,677 |
| Annie Owen | 3,164 |
| Henry Owen | 3,095 |
| Joseph Owen | 2,867 |
| Hugh Owen | 2,612 |
| Charles Owen | 2,585 |
| Martha Owen | 2,494 |
| Anne Owen | 2,485 |
| Rank | Surname | Match | Census Frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Owen | 100% | 259,748 |
| 2 | Wain | 25% | 18,126 |
| 3 | Waine | 20% | 5,841 |
| 4 | Ewen | 75% | 4,516 |
| 5 | Wane | 25% | 2,515 |
| 6 | Wine | 25% | 1,710 |
| 7 | Ewin | 50% | 1,416 |
| 8 | Woon | 25% | 1,210 |
| 9 | Ewan | 50% | 1,077 |
| 10 | Owan | 75% | 672 |
| 11 | Woan | 25% | 545 |
| 12 | Win | 50% | 543 |
| 13 | Wan | 50% | 332 |
| 14 | Wein | 50% | 291 |
| 15 | Owne | 50% | 249 |
| 16 | Owin | 75% | 248 |
| 17 | Wean | 50% | 220 |
| 18 | Own | 75% | 180 |
| 19 | Awen | 75% | 161 |
| 20 | Ween | 50% | 158 |
| 21 | Wen | 75% | 136 |
The surname Owen is the most popular version of all its varients