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Origin of owen Total Records: 6  Origin of owen, Meaning of owen Origin: There is a town by the name of Lowenstein in Germany. It is situated south-east of Frankfurt. There is also a castle there by the same name, as well as a mountain range of that name. There are several branches of the Lowenstein family. I know of the following: 1. The German high nobility (mostly catholic) 2. 'Ordinary' folk in northern Hessen (mostly Lutheran) 3. The Jewish branch (many of them in the United States). In Germany during the 17th and 18th centuries, Jewish people often took the names of the prominent families who protected them. 4. The Lowensteyn (originally Lowenstein and Lutheran) branch, mainly in The Netherlands, but also families in Canada and Ne Surnames: Loewensteijn, Lowensteijn, Lowenstein, Lowensteyn Submitted by: Peter Lowensteyn Origin of owen, Meaning of owen Origin: Looking for proof of B/D and marriage Dates for Clifton and Eliz.Harris Bowen. Surnames: bowen Submitted by: eleanor renuart Origin of owen, Meaning of owen Origin: you would be surprised at howmany Gowenlocks there are out there you know? Surnames: Gowenlock Submitted by: Hamish Origin of owen, Meaning of owen Origin: I am looking for a Thomas Owens that was a coalminer in the Carbondale area in the early 1800's he married a lady who's maiden name was also Owens which i am trying to find out too. She came over to the US at the age of 12 from Wales with her parents Enos and Sarah Owens of Gibson Pa. Thomas also had a son named Thomas Jr.which he left with Enos asn Sarah after his wife died of child birth. I was told Thomas Sr. might have gone to the Utica Ny area. Surnames: Owens Submitted by: Marsha Origin of owen, Meaning of owen Origin: Wales Surnames: Bowen Submitted by: Origin of owen, Meaning of owen Origin: 'Bowen' is a Welsh name the derivation of which is 'Ab-Owen'.... meaning 'The son of Owen'. Surnames: Bowen Submitted by: Roger Bowen 2/15/2012 10:57 PM Page 1 of 1

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