Owens
Owens is a traditional Welsh surname found in the UK. The name's original roots come from Wales. Owens, son of Owen, is an old personal name from Latin Eugenius or Audoenus. Historically in Welsh Owen is spelt Owain. It can also be found in Ireland (especially in Ulster) as an anglicisation of the surname McKeown.
People
- Bill Owens (born 1950), Republican politician and former Governor of Colorado
- Bill Owens (New York) (born 1949), Democratic U.S. Representative-elect for New York's 23rd Congressional District
- Bill Owens (photographer), author of Suburbia
- Brick Owens (1885–1949), American baseball umpire
- Buck Owens (1929–2006), U.S. country singer
- Craig Owens, American musician
- Craig Owens (disambiguation), other people
- Dana Owens, birth name of Queen Latifah (born 1970), American rapper/singer and actress
- Dedrick Owens, a child involved in a U.S. school shooting on February 29, 2000
- Gary Owens (1936–2015), U.S. radio and TV announcer
- Graeme Owens (born 1988), an English footballer
- Greg Owens (born 1981), Australian football player
- Isaiah "Ikey" Owens (1974–2014) an American keyboardist formerly of The Mars Volta
- Jack Owens, American singer/songwriter
- Jacob Owens (born 1984), af2 defensive lineman
- Jerry Owens (born 1981), American baseball player
- Jesse Owens (1913–1980), U.S. Olympic athlete
- Joseph Owens (Jesuit), priest, Caribbean social worker, and author
- Joseph Owens (Redemptorist) (1908–2005), Canadian priest and scholar in medieval philosophy
- Josh Owens (born 1988), American basketball player
- Julie Owens (born 1958), Australian politician
- Keith Owens (born 1969), American basketball player
- Kevin Owens (born 1984), ring name of Canadian professional wrestler Kevin Steen
- Lamar S. Owens Jr., U.S. Naval Academy quarterback
- Mary Ann Aspinwall Owens (1928–2005), philatelist of New York
- Nigel Owens (born 1971), Welsh international rugby referee
- Pat Owens, former mayor of Grand Forks, North Dakota
- Patricia Owens (actress) (1925–2000), Canadian-born actress in Hollywood films
- Richard M. Owens (1876–1932), birth name of Dicky Owen, Welsh international rugby player.
- Robert Owens (disambiguation)
- Samuel Owens (1856-1921), American politician
- Steve Owens (baseball) (born 1965), American college baseball coach
- Terrell Owens (born 1973), football player.
- William Owens (born 1963), American composer, conductor and music educator
Places
- United States
Schools
- Victoria University of Manchester, once known as Owens College (an unofficial name sometimes used by staff and students at UMIST)
Companies
- Owens Corning, an American glass company.
- The Owens Foundation, an American Nonprofit
See also
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