The Family Facts archive, with its rich historical information, can tell you everything from the lifespan of your ancestors to the very meaning of your last name. Every time you find a fact, we'll tell you what it means.
Oen Origin and Immigration
Top Places of Origin for Oen
You can find out where the majority of Oen families were living before they immigrated to the U.S. You can learn where to focus your search for foreign records.
Ports of Departure for Oen
You can pinpoint where the majority of Oen families booked passage to the US. You can find out where to start searching for Oen records.
Oen Immigration to the US by Year
You can find out when most of the Oen families immigrated to the United States. You can focus your search to immigration records dating from that era.
Name History and Origin for Oen Naming patterns can help you learn more about your family’s cultural and ethnic background. You might find alternate name spellings which are helpful when searching for family records.
Oen Surname Distribution
Helpful, as you can decide where to start searching for Oen records. You can also find out where the majority of Oen families were living during the 19th century.
Origin: The progenitor Francois Villion was a French Huguenot refugee who settled at the Cape of Good Hope, South Africa, in 1671 and married Cornelia Campenaar in 1676. The surname is derived from the same word from which the word 'villager' is derived, i.e. someone living in a village.
Surnames: Vilion, Viljoen, Villion
Submitted by: Christo Viljoen
Origin of Oen, Meaning of Oen
Origin: The surname is Dutch. Meaning Green Dyke (Dijk) from the area of Groningen and branching out from there. There are several still in the area residing the towns of Uithuizermeeden, Uithuizen, Oosternieland, and 't Zandt.
Surnames: Groendijk, Groendyk, Groendyke, Groenendijk, Groenendyke
Submitted by: Gayla Artibee
Origin of Oen, Meaning of Oen
Origin: The progenitor was Francois Villion, a French Huguenot refugee who arrived at the Cape of Good Hope, South Africa, in 1676 and married Cornelia Campenaar from Middelburg, Netherlands, in 1676. The surname is derived from the same word from which 'villager' is dericed, i.e. somebody who lives in a village.
Surnames: Vilion, Viljoen, Villion
Submitted by: Christo Viljoen
Origin: Of German origin meaning 'nice spring' (Sch?n=nice, born= old German for spring) There are four important towns in the mid-european area that bear the name Sch?nborn. The biggest is the city 'Bad Sch?nborn' in Germany. There also are towns called that name in CZ. The counts of Sch?nborn-Wiesentheid (which are also of Austrian origin)and the counts of Sch?nborn-Buchheim. Until 1883 there were also the counts of Sch?nborn-Heussenstamm but the line terminated because of no male successors.
Surnames: Schoenborn
Submitted by: Nora Magdalena Fritsch
Origin of Oen, Meaning of Oen
Origin: Trying to help connect anyone with the surname BOEN and various spellings at any time and any place. We descend from Hiram Boen b: abt. 1821 TN married to Elizabeth Hodges b: abt. 1825 TN. They were married abt. 1840 Franklin County, Arkansas. Settled in Hunt and Hopkins County, Texas by 1846. Connected to the Boen families of Johnson and Newton County, Arkansas. Visit The Boen Researcher Website for more information: http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~brendaboen/index.html
Surnames: BOEN
Submitted by: Brenda Boen
Origin of Oen, Meaning of Oen
Origin: Schoenbach is German and means "beautiful brook" Many Schoenbach are from Galicia, Austria-Hungarian Empire
Surnames: Schoenbach
Submitted by:
Origin of Oen, Meaning of Oen
Origin: common
Surnames: Coenen
Submitted by: Lisa J. Roth
Origin of Oen, Meaning of Oen
Origin: Beautiful head
Surnames: Schoenkopf
Submitted by:
Copyright 1996-2008 by SurnameWeb.org. The webpages may be linked to but shall not be reproduced on another site without written permission from Dennis N. Partridge.
