Owen

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Origin and Meaning of Owen

User Submitted Origins

English

50%

Welsh

23%

Hebrew

9%

American

5%

Gaelic

5%

African

5%

Celtic

5%

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User Submitted Meanings

• According to a user from Pennsylvania, United States, the name Owen is of Celtic origin and means "Well born or noble".
• A submission from Alaska, United States says the name Owen means "Noble-born" and is of Welsh origin.
• A user from United Kingdom says the name Owen is of Welsh origin and means "Young warrior".
• According to a user from Minnesota, United States, the name Owen means "Gift of god".
• A submission from Arkansas, United States says the name Owen means "Lover" and is of African origin.

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Webster's Unabridged Dictionary

adjective Ow"en

Own.

Etymology: See Own

Other Dictionary Sources

1. English comparative anatomist and paleontologist who was an opponent of Darwinism (1804-1892)
   Synonyms: sir richard owen
2. Welsh industrialist and social reformer who founded cooperative communities (1771-1858)
   Synonyms: robert owen

Wiktionary

1. A male given name of Welsh origin, possibly derived from Eugene, cognate to Gaelic Eòghan.
2. A Welsh patronymic surname​ derived from the given name.
3. An Irish and Scottish patronymic surname​ from the Gaelic Mac Eoghain.
4. A town in South Australia
5. A town in Baden-Württemberg, Germany
6. A town in Indiana
7. A city in Wisconsin

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• What name lists does Owen rank for?

  #35	Boy Name of the 2010s

  #11	Vintage Boy Names

  #92	Last Name First Names

  #15	Boy Names Unique to New Hampshire

  #22	Boy Names Unique to Vermont

• How Popular is the name Owen? Owen is the 407^th most popular name of all time. In 2017 Owen was the 28^th most popular name. As a last name Owen was the 543^rd most popular name in 2010.
• How many people with the first name Owen have been born in the United States? From 1880 to 2017, the Social Security Administration has recorded 178,400 babies born with the first name Owen in the United States. That's more than enough people named Owen to occupy the country of Sao Tome and Principe with an estimated population of 172,000 (as of July 1, 2012).
• What year were 5 or more babies first named Owen? The name was first given to 5 or more babies in the year 1880 when it was given as a first name to 78 new born babies.
• When was Owen first recorded in the United States? The oldest recorded birth by the Social Security Administration for the first name Owen is Wednesday, October 6th, 1813.
• What year had the most people named Owen born? The highest recorded use of the first name Owen was in 2016 with a total of 10,282 babies. That's a lot of babies named Owen!
• Random Owen Factoid: According to the 2010 U.S. Social Security Administration data, the first name Owen ranks 17^th in popularity as a baby boy's name in Utah. Imagine that, 175 babies in Utah have the same name as you in 2010.
• Weird things about the name Owen: Your name in reverse order is Newo. A random rearrangement of the letters in your name (anagram) will give Nowe. How do you pronounce that?
• How many people have the last name Owen? In 2010, the U.S. Census Bureau surveyed 61,630 people with the last name Owen.
• How likely are you to meet someone with the last name of Owen? If you manage to meet 100,000 people in your life, chances are that 21 of them will have Owen as their last name.

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