The Owen surname
In the 2000 U.S. Census, 60,461 people carried this name — #496 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 4,460 people counted.
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In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 83 people named Owen.
Most of them — 56 — were born outside France. Those born in France came from 9 départements, most often Guadeloupe.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they were born
Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.
In Switzerland’s population statistics
68 people named Owen live in Switzerland.
They live in 8 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Zurich.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
Swiss Federal Statistical Office (FSO), «Surnames of the permanent resident population by canton», 2025, opendata.swiss · names with fewer than 3 bearers in a canton are not published.
In Poland’s population register
36 people named Owen have a registered home in Poland.
Of the 91 in Poland’s national register, these are the ones with a permanent address on file. They live in 8 of Poland’s 16 voivodeships, most of all in Lower Silesian.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
PESEL register, Ministry of Digital Affairs of Poland (dane.gov.pl) — CC0 · living people by voivodeship of permanent residence, 20 January 2026.
In print
Owen in American newspapers,
1899–1935.
Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 1,757,883 pages in all carry the name.
Who carried it
People named Owen,
with a public archive behind them.
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Hugh Owen 1538–1618 -
Alice Owen 1547–1613 · philanthropist -
Nicholas Owen 1550–1606 · carpenter -
John Owen 1616–1683 · politician -
John Owen 1754–1824
Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0) · 166 lives in all are documented under this name.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Owen.
- Oury 221 · U.S. census
- Outhier 100 · U.S. census
- Ouzounian 226 · U.S. census
- Ovide 122 · U.S. census
- Owczarczak 126 · U.S. census
- Owczarek 209 · U.S. census
- Oyarzabal 181 · U.S. census
- Oyer 1,335 · U.S. census
- Ozan 287 · U.S. census
- Ozanne 281 · U.S. census
- Ozbolt 151 · U.S. census
- Ozcan 196 · U.S. census
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