Owen

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since 1880

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Origin and Meaning of Owen

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A submission from California, United States says the name Owen means "Good boy" and is of English origin.
A submission from Oregon, United States says the name Owen means ""Wellborn" i.e. 'Born out of the Well'. Common name for first-born sons, in rural UK." and is of Welsh origin.

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Webster's Unabridged Dictionary

adjective Ow"en

Own.

Etymology: See Own

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

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A male given name of Welsh origin, possibly derived from Eugene, cognate to Gaelic EÃ²ghan.
A Welsh patronymic surnameâ€‹ derived from the given name.
An Irish and Scottish patronymic surnameâ€‹ from the Gaelic Mac Eoghain.
A town in South Australia
A town in Baden-WÃ¼rttemberg, Germany
A town in Indiana
A city in Wisconsin

Notable Persons Named Owen

Owen Wilson

Owen Wilson is an actor, writer, producer, and screenwriter. His ongoing career started in 1996. Owen was given the name Owen Cunningham Wilson by his parent Laura Wilson (photographer) on November 18th, 1968 in Dallas, Texas, U.S.

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Owen Mercer

Owen Mercer is a comics character.

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Owen Hart

Owen Hart was a wrestler. Owen was born on May 7th, 1965 in Calgary. He died on May 23rd, 1999.

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Owen Jones

Owen was born on August 8th, 1984 in Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England, UK.

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Owen Hargreaves

Owen Hargreaves is a soccer player for the Calgary Foothills FC, Bayern Munich Junior Team, FC Bayern Munich II, FC Bayern Munich, Manchester United F.C., Manchester City F.C., Wales national under-19 football team, England national under-21 football team, and England national football B team. Owen was born on January 20th, 1981 in Calgary, Alberta, Canada.

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Owen Hunt

Owen Hunt is an attending trauma surgeon at grey sloan memorial hospital and attending physician.

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Notable Persons With the Last Name Owen

Clive Owen

Clive Owen is an actor. He was most prominent from 1988 to present. Clive was born on October 3rd, 1964 in Coventry, Warwickshire, England, UK.

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Michael Owen

Michael Owen is a soccer player for the Liverpool F.C., Real Madrid C.F., Newcastle United F.C., Manchester United F.C., Stoke City F.C., England national under-16 football team, and England national under-18 football team. Michael was born on December 14th, 1979 in Chester, England.

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Wilfred Owen

Wilfred Owen was a war poet writer. Wilfred was born on March 18th, 1893 in Oswestry, Shropshire, England. He breathed his last breath on November 4th, 1918.

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Robert Owen

Robert Owen was a co-operator; social reformer and factory owner; inventor. Robert was born on May 14th, 1771 in Newtown, Montgomeryshire, Wales. He breathed his last breath on November 17th, 1858.

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Chris Owen

Chris Owen is an actor and photographer. Chris was born on September 25th, 1980 in Michigan.

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Jake Owen

Jake Owen is a country music musician. His most notable accomplishments were from 2004 to present. Jake was given the name Joshua Ryan Owen on August 28th, 1981 in Winter Haven, Florida.

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Year	Total Babies Born	Girls Born	Boys Born	Ranking
1880	78	0	78
1881	67	0	67
1882	65	0	65
1883	63	0	63
1884	91	0	91
1885	70	0	70
1886	83	0	83
1887	68	0	68
1888	98	0	98
1889	75	0	75
1890	68	0	68
1891	73	0	73
1892	102	0	102
1893	80	0	80
1894	80	0	80
1895	75	0	75
1896	83	0	83
1897	70	0	70
1898	64	0	64
1899	66	0	66
1900	93	0	93
1901	80	0	80
1902	63	0	63
1903	83	0	83
1904	71	0	71
1905	89	0	89
1906	82	0	82
1907	104	0	104
1908	105	0	105
1909	90	0	90
1910	118	0	118
1911	156	0	156
1912	265	0	265
1913	293	0	293
1914	356	0	356
1915	484	5	479
1916	494	5	489
1917	495	6	489
1918	599	8	591
1919	556	0	556
1920	598	0	598
1921	703	0	703
1922	632	0	632
1923	592	5	587
1924	634	0	634
1925	582	0	582
1926	560	5	555
1927	550	0	550
1928	507	0	507
1929	534	9	525
1930	521	8	513
1931	461	5	456
1932	444	0	444
1933	440	0	440
1934	435	0	435
1935	411	0	411
1936	385	0	385
1937	411	0	411
1938	412	6	406
1939	383	0	383
1940	363	0	363
1941	413	0	413
1942	414	0	414
1943	418	0	418
1944	392	0	392
1945	369	0	369
1946	392	0	392
1947	405	0	405
1948	385	0	385
1949	370	0	370
1950	396	6	390
1951	376	0	376
1952	455	0	455
1953	413	0	413
1954	404	0	404
1955	346	0	346
1956	398	0	398
1957	411	5	406
1958	370	0	370
1959	385	0	385
1960	387	0	387
1961	354	0	354
1962	348	0	348
1963	279	0	279
1964	295	0	295
1965	272	0	272
1966	265	0	265
1967	230	0	230
1968	221	6	215
1969	274	0	274
1970	245	6	239
1971	248	0	248
1972	317	0	317
1973	342	6	336
1974	336	0	336
1975	297	0	297
1976	279	0	279
1977	323	0	323
1978	277	5	272
1979	371	0	371
1980	353	0	353
1981	381	0	381
1982	383	6	377
1983	363	6	357
1984	398	0	398
1985	419	6	413
1986	405	0	405
1987	462	0	462
1988	466	0	466
1989	434	0	434
1990	479	0	479
1991	461	6	455
1992	453	0	453
1993	458	0	458
1994	488	0	488
1995	706	6	700
1996	1,005	0	1,005
1997	1,371	6	1,365
1998	1,880	8	1,872
1999	2,380	6	2,374
2000	2,721	7	2,714
2001	3,031	0	3,031
2002	4,199	11	4,188	#94 boy name
2003	5,714	14	5,700	#72 boy name
2004	6,734	28	6,706	#67 boy name
2005	7,188	21	7,167	#60 boy name
2006	8,181	11	8,170	#58 boy name
2007	8,259	13	8,246	#56 boy name
2008	7,820	25	7,795	#58 boy name
2009	8,153	14	8,139	#51 boy name
2010	8,184	10	8,174	#47 boy name
2011	8,347	18	8,329	#44 boy name
2012	8,709	20	8,689	#38 boy name
2013	8,770	15	8,755	#38 boy name
2014	9,166	23	9,143	#36 boy name
2015	9,605	18	9,587	#36 boy name
2016	10,308	26	10,282	#23 boy name
2017	9,341	29	9,312	#28 boy name

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Popularity of Owen as a first name

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Popularity of Owen as a last name

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Ethnicity Distribution

Ethnicity		Owen	U.S.
█	White	91.78%	64.26%
█	African American	2.37%	11.96%
█	Asian, Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander	0.73%	4.85%
█	American Indian and Alaska Native	0.87%	0.69%
█	Two or More Ethnicities	1.71%	1.76%
█	Hispanic or Latino	2.54%	16.26%

Of Last Name Owen

People with the last name Owen are most frequently White

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Fun Facts about the name Owen

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 1999 U.S. Social Security Administration data, the first name Owen ranks 54^th in popularity as a baby boy's name in Vermont. Imagine that, 15 babies in Vermont have the same name as you in 1999.
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.