Cowen is used as a family name or surname in Ireland, Scotland. It is 5 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Cowen
No. of characters: 5
Origin: Ireland, Scotland
Meaning:

Cowen is form of Cowan. Probably a corruption of Colban, an ancient Celtic name, since Colbanstoun in the South of Scotland was corrupted to Cowanstoun.

The variant form of Cowan. The worker in metals, a smith; one who came from Govan, in Lanarkshire.

Lastname is variant form of Cowan. Dweller at a hollow; worker in metal, a smith; a corruption of Colquhoun; grandson of Comhghan meaning "a twin".

Dweller at a hollow; worker in metal, a smith; a corruption of Colquhoun; grandson of Comhghan meaning "a twin".

How popular is Cowen?

Cowen is common in United States, England, Australia, Canada, South Africa, New Zealand, Scotland.

Cowen is ranked 39927 on our list.

As per 2010 US census, number of Cowens plummeted by 1.21 per cent to 4990 since 2000 and slipped by 518 spots and ranked at 6755. The last name was found in around 2 per hundred thousand population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
White 89.9 91.72
Black 4.33 3.72
Hispanic or Latino 2.75 1.9
Others 1.6 1.58
Asian and Native Hawaiian
& Other Pacific Islander		 0.76 0.55
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.66 0.51
Cowen is quite popular family name mostly used in United States while Luxembourg is ahead in terms of density. Around 13158 people have been found who wears Cowen as their family name. Cowen is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with thousands of Cowen:
6,093 United States7,188
2,564 England3,114
2,705 Australia1,384
Countries with hundreds of Cowen:
7,184 Canada601
29,442 South Africa176
5,213 New Zealand152
4,410 Scotland104
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
4,518 Ireland64
3,269 Northern Ireland57
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
135,191 France49
6,116 Wales44
2,619 Luxembourg44
67,975 Argentina38
5,396 Panama22
336,594 Thailand17
65,296 Spain15
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 6 - 10:
36,884 United Arab Emirates9
156,558 Poland6
486,533 Brazil6

Immigrants to US

From Ireland

Mary Cowen was 18 years old when she migrated to USA during Irish famine on May 20, 1846. She lived in Ireland where she worked as workwoman and took Sardinia from Liverpool. Mary Cowen, Jane Cowen (50) House Keeper, John Cowen, aged 24, Immigrant Phil. Cowen, Sarah Cowen, aged 35, William Cowen, aged 20, Dennis Cowen (18) Farmer, Peggy Cowen (20), and 24 other Cowen around 50% of whom were workman while others worked as spinster and mechanic migrated to US.

From Germany

Rachel Cowen was 42 years old when she migrated to USA on August 29, 1877. She lived in Germany and took Algeria from Liverpool & Queenstown.

Cowen Namesakes

  • Frederic Hymen Cowen, British pianist, conductor and composer
  • Joseph Cowen, Jr
  • John Kissig Cowen, U.S. Representative
  • Lillie Cowen, first woman to translate the 'Haggadah
  • Brian Cowen, former Irish Fianna Fáil politician
  • Zelman Cowen, Australian legal scholar and university administrator
  • Joshua Lionel Cowen, American inventor and the co founder of Lionel Corporation
  • Tyler Cowen, American economist,
  • Sam Cowen, South African radio DJ and co-host of the morning show 'The Breakfast express' weekdays on Johannesburg local radio station 947
  • Ron Cowen, writer and producer
  • Bernard Cowen, Irish Fianna Fáil politician
  • Elise Cowen, American poet
  • Arnold Wilson Cowen, United States Circuit Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit and previously was the Chief Judge of the United States Court of Claims
  • Benjamin S. Cowen, U.S. Representative from Ohio
  • Jeff Cowen, American art photographer

Cowen Namesakes

  • Frederic Hymen Cowen, British pianist, conductor and composer
  • Joseph Cowen, Jr
  • John Kissig Cowen, U.S. Representative
  • Lillie Cowen, first woman to translate the 'Haggadah
  • Brian Cowen, former Irish Fianna Fáil politician
  • Zelman Cowen, Australian legal scholar and university administrator
  • Joshua Lionel Cowen, American inventor and the co founder of Lionel Corporation
  • Tyler Cowen, American economist,
  • Sam Cowen, South African radio DJ and co-host of the morning show 'The Breakfast express' weekdays on Johannesburg local radio station 947
  • Ron Cowen, writer and producer
  • Bernard Cowen, Irish Fianna Fáil politician
  • Elise Cowen, American poet
  • Arnold Wilson Cowen, United States Circuit Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit and previously was the Chief Judge of the United States Court of Claims
  • Benjamin S. Cowen, U.S. Representative from Ohio
  • Jeff Cowen, American art photographer

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