A Welsh surname the family name of Owens is from the name Owen. Owens refers to the son of Owen. The Old Welsh form of Ouen and Ouein came from the Latin name of Eugenius.

The Irish had the Gaelic form of Mac Eoghain.

The popular Welsh spelling is Owain.

Additional spellings for Owens are McEwen, Owenby, Ownby, MacOwen, Owen and Owenson.

In Scotland, the Owens live mostly in Lanarkshire and Ayrshire counties.

In England the main county for Owens families is Lancashire. Numerous locations and counties in Wales have Owens individuals. One of the highest in number is Glamorgan in Wales.

In the United States the Owens surname covers most of the central and eastern half of the country. Only the New England and the far western plains and mountains do not have a sizable population of people with the Owens surname.

Famous: Jesse Owens (Olympic athlete), Patricia Owens (film actress), Gary Owens (radio and TV announcer), Buck Owens (singer), Dana Owens (singer and actress known as Queen Latifah), Graeme Owens (footballer of England) and Dicky Owens (world rugby player from Wales).