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Spelling variations of this family name include: Owen, Owens, MacOwen, Owenson, Owenby, Ownby and others.First found in Montgomeryshire , where they were seated from very ancient times, some say well before the Norman Conquest and the arrival of Duke William at Hastings in 1066 A.D. Some of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: Richard Owen, who came to Virginia in 1622; Edward Owen, who settled in Virginia in 1636; Anne Owen, her husband and servants, who settled in the Barbados in 1680. (From www.HouseOfNames.com Archives copyright © 2000 - 2009)
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Suggested Readings for the name OwenA Fair and Happy Land by William A. Owens, Memories of an Ozark Mother: 100 Years of Stella Owen by Edgar Lyle Owen, Owings and Allied Families, 1685-1985: Genealogy of some of the Descendants of Richard Owings I of Maryland by Addison D. Owings. Some noteworthy people of the name Owen- Donald Lynn "Don" Owen (1930-2012), American news anchor and politician
- Rev. John Dyfnallt Owen (1873-1956), Welsh poet
- Daniel Owen (1836-1895), Welsh novelist born in Mold, Flintshire
- Richard Morgan "Dicky" Owen (1876-1932), Welsh international rugby union player
- Elias Owen (1833-1899), Welsh cleric and antiquary
- Elias Owen (1863-1888), Welsh international footballer
- Gareth Owen (b. 1971), Welsh footballer
- Gareth Owen (b. 1982), Welsh footballer
- Gwilym Ellis Lane Owen (1922-1982), Welsh philosopher
- Henry Owen (1716-1795), Welsh theologian
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Another 11 notables are available in all our PDF Extended History products. WALESWELSH SURNAMESMost Welsh surnames are patronymic; that is, they are derived from a personal name of an ancestor. In the Middle Ages, the prefixes ap, ab (son of) and ferch (daughter of) were commonly found in Welsh surnames. Welsh names used to include strings of patronymics going back through the generations, until the 16th century when people began to use fixed hereditary surnames. However, some surnames' prefixes can still be found today in many Welsh surnames, such as Prince, Probert, Bowen (ap Owen), and Beddoes. Henry VIII frowned upon this nomenclature and thus began the great change in Welsh surnames
MoreTHE BLACK KNIGHTThe Black Prince, or Edward, Prince of Wales, (1330-76), is thought to have gained his nickname due to the color of his armor -- jet black. However, this claim cannot be verified. Contrary to popular conceptions, period illustrations typically depict him in silver or gilt armor, not black. He may have gained this moniker because he wore a black surcoat with a silver plume. Yet a more fantastic notion also circulates. Many hold the opinion that he was labeled black because of his skill as a knight or because he was often merciless towards the vanquished. His sacking of the town of Limoges in 1370 gives some credence to the latter notion. After taking the town, all its inhabitants were slaughtered, with no consideration to age or gender.
MoreTHE KING ARTHUR LEGENDWriters and historians have long been divided on the truth of the many different tellings of the stories of Arthur, the great Welsh king of Britain. Although many now think that there is some truth underlying the widely varying accounts, the hard facts surrounding Arthur's reign are almost completely obscured in a mist of myths and legends. Like all legends, these tales evolved over many centuries. Their telling and retelling over those years, while it may have left them somewhat lacking in truth, has emphasized and expanded their most compelling parts, making the Arthurian saga as glorious and prolific a body of stories as any, in fact or fiction.
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