# Owen (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/owen/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. Counts from the US Census Bureau; origin and etymology from Wiktionary; bearers from Wikidata. Data updated 2026-11-11.

A surname.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | not recorded |
| Type | not recorded |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 61,630 |
| US rank (2010) | 543 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 5,010 people |
| Change since 2000 | +1.9% (60,461 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | /ˈoʊɪn/, 2 syllables |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Etymology

From various origins. See below

## Who carries it

Share of people named Owen in the 2010 US Census by the Census's own race and ethnicity groups. The Census suppresses a share when the count behind it is small.

| Group | Share |
|---|---|
| White (not Hispanic) | 92% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 2.4% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 2.5% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 0.7% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.9% |
| Two or more races | 1.7% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Owen in the United States, the United Kingdom, Cherokee Nation and Belgium.

## People named Owen

- Chris Owen, American actor
- Reginald Owen, British actor (1887–1972)
- Beverley Owen, American actress (1937–2019)
- Robert Latham Owen, American politician (1856-2020)
- Seena Owen, actress (1894-1966)
- Jack Owen, American guitarist
- Bill Owen, British actor and songwriter (1914–1999)
- Garry Owen, American actor (1902-1951)
- Ken Owen, British drummer (born 1970)
- Jake Owen, American country singer
- Ruth Bryan Owen, American politician (1885-1954)
- Thomas Owen, Belgian writer (1910–2002)

and 5 more on Wikidata.

## Similar surnames

Oney, Ono, Ohm, On.

## How to read these numbers

A Census count is people alive and counted in 2010, not births, and names occurring fewer than 100 times are not published at all. Ethnicity shares are the Census's own categories.