Owens Name Meaning: From the Welsh personal name Owen or Owain, in turn derived from Latin 'Eugenius' & Greek 'Eugenios' meaning well born or noble.
There are many variations in the spelling as it was up to priests & few other officials to record the name as they thought. Even more differences appeared when translated from the Celtic Welsh into English.
Discover how your Owens ancestors earned their living and spread across the country. Find out more about your family history by using the Free Search box.| Bedfordshire | 2 |
| Buckinghamshire | 22 |
| Berkshire | 35 |
| Cambridgeshire | 5 |
| Channel Islands | 5 |
| Cheshire | 565 |
| Cornwall | 29 |
| Cumberland | 38 |
| Derbyshire | 14 |
| Devon | 51 |
| Dorset | 3 |
| Durham | 358 |
| Essex | 84 |
| Gloucestershire | 75 |
| Hampshire | 61 |
| Herefordshire | 148 |
| Hertfordshire | 6 |
| Huntingdonshire (and Rutland) | 2 |
| Isle of Man | 1 |
| Kent | 51 |
| Lancashire | 2,032 |
| Leicestershire | 10 |
| Lincolnshire | 34 |
| London | 517 |
| Middlesex | 55 |
| Northumberland | 101 |
| Norfolk | 14 |
| Northamptonshire | 29 |
| Nottinghamshire | 20 |
| Oxfordshire | 18 |
| Rutland (and Huntingdonshire) | 2 |
| Shropshire | 273 |
| Suffolk | 23 |
| Somerset | 110 |
| Surrey | 53 |
| Sussex | 43 |
| Staffordshire | 215 |
| Warwickshire | 178 |
| Westmorland | 9 |
| Wiltshire | 11 |
| Worcestershire | 102 |
| Yorkshire | 250 |
| Anglesey | 0 |
| Brecknockshire | 56 |
| Cardiganshire | 741 |
| Carnarvonshire | 2,470 |
| Carmarthenshire | 474 |
| Denbighshire | 922 |
| Flintshire | 341 |
| Glamorgan | 1,265 |
| Merionethshire | 741 |
| Montgomeryshire | 561 |
| Monmouthshire | 142 |
| Pembrokeshire | 396 |
| Radnorshire | 70 |
| Profession | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| Scholar | 2,332 |
| Coal Miner | 339 |
| Farmer | 333 |
| General Labourer | 238 |
| Domestic Servant | 180 |
| Dress Maker | 169 |
| Agricultural Labourer | 158 |
| General Servant | 154 |
| Labourer | 142 |
| General Servant Domestic | 131 |
| Farm Servant | 127 |
| Slate Quarry Man | 94 |
| Living On Her Own Means | 89 |
| Farm Labourer | 85 |
| Joiner | 66 |
| Blacksmith | 64 |
| House Keeper | 59 |
| Grocer | 48 |
| General Domestic Servant | 48 |
| Living On Own Means | 47 |
| Farmer's Son | 42 |
| Tailor | 42 |
| Laundress | 41 |
| Carpenter | 39 |
| Butcher | 38 |
| Name | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| John Owens | 9,161 |
| Mary Owens | 8,797 |
| William Owens | 6,596 |
| Elizabeth Owens | 5,687 |
| Thomas Owens | 4,881 |
| Owen Owens | 4,521 |
| Jane Owens | 4,328 |
| Margaret Owens | 4,092 |
| Ann Owens | 3,043 |
| Sarah Owens | 3,028 |
| David Owens | 2,908 |
| Robert Owens | 2,597 |
| Richard Owens | 2,395 |
| Catherine Owens | 2,393 |
| Ellen Owens | 1,940 |
| Edward Owens | 1,881 |
| James Owens | 1,771 |
| Anne Owens | 1,529 |
| George Owens | 1,225 |
| Hugh Owens | 1,135 |
| Evan Owens | 1,066 |
| Hannah Owens | 1,042 |
| Annie Owens | 994 |
| Henry Owens | 929 |
| Martha Owens | 905 |
| Rank | Surname | Match | Census Frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Owens | 100% | 107,339 |
| 2 | Ewins | 60% | 3,744 |
| 3 | Ewens | 80% | 3,710 |
| 4 | Wines | 40% | 2,708 |
| 5 | Ewans | 60% | 1,228 |
| 6 | Wans | 60% | 890 |
| 7 | Uwins | 60% | 605 |
| 8 | Waines | 33% | 590 |
| 9 | Ownes | 60% | 356 |
| 10 | Wains | 40% | 292 |
| 11 | Wones | 40% | 242 |
| 12 | Owans | 80% | 232 |
| 13 | Wins | 60% | 219 |
| 14 | Owns | 80% | 165 |
| 15 | Wanes | 40% | 135 |
| 16 | Owins | 80% | 123 |
The surname Owens is the most popular version of all its varients