Owen Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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\".

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Owen Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Owen family

Profession Census Frequency
School 4,463
Coal Miner Hewer 484
Farmer 474
General Servant (domestic) 377
Ysgol 358
Dressmaker 302
Private Means 301
General Labourer 284
Farm Labourer 280
Labourer 278
At School 245
Domestic Servant 217
None 174
At Home 165
Housekeeper 157
Joiner 128
General Servant Domestic 127
Shop Assistant 120
Clerk 119
House Keeper 118
Ffarmwr 105
Bricklayer 97
Butcher 97
Scholar 95
Carter 90

Owen Surname Variants Ranking

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

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The surname Owen is the most popular version of all its varients

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