Last Name OWEN

Summary/Contribute


Meaning The son of Owen. Owens is the genitive form.
The good offspring. 'Oen,' Welsh, and Gaelic, 'uan,' a lamb.
Origin English, Celtic, Jewish, Spanish, Native American, Chilean, Irish, Belgian, Zimbabwean, South african, Hungarian, Guam

Rank 496 (2000 US census) 455 (1990 US census)
Count 60,461 (2000 US census)

Race / ethnic distribution

The 2000 US Census claims that
  • 93.36%, or 56446 total occurrences, of those with this family name identified themselves as being white,
  • 2.37%, or 1433 total occurrences, as black,
  • 0.55%, or 333 total occurrences, as Asian and Pacific Islander,
  • 0.87%, or 526 total occurrences, as American Indian and Native Alaskan,
  • 1.28%, or 774 total occurrences, as two or more races, and
  • 1.58%, or 955 total occurrences, as Hispanic ethnic origin.


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