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Owens is a traditional Welsh surname found in the UK. The name's original roots come from Wales. Owens, son of Owen, is an old personal name from Latin Eugenius or Audoenus. Historically in Welsh Owen is spelt Owain.
[edit] People
- Bill Owens (born 1950), Republican politician and former Governor of Colorado
- Brick Owens (1885-1949), American baseball umpire
- Buck Owens (1929-2006), U.S. country singer
- Dana Owens AKA Queen Latifah (born 1970), US rapper/singer and actress
- Dedrick Owens, a child involved in a U.S. school shooting on February 29, 2000
- Gary Owens (born 1936), U.S. radio and TV announcer
- Greg Owens (born 1981), Australian football player
- Jesse Owens (1913-1980), U.S. Olympic athlete
- Joseph Owens (Jesuit), priest, Caribbean social worker, and author
- Joseph Owens (Redemptorist) (1908-2005), Canadian priest and scholar in medieval philosophy
- Julie Owens (born 1958), Australian politician
- Lamar S. Owens Jr., U.S. Naval Academy quarterback
- Pat Owens, former mayor of Grand Forks, North Dakota
- Patricia Owens (actress) (1925-2000), Canadian-born actress in Hollywood films
- Richard Owens (born 1985), Irish Guitarist, Author of The Big-Bear book of Licks
- Terrell Owens (born 1973), football player for the Dallas Cowboys
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- Owens Corning, an American glass company. Hazel Owens Elementary (Tyler, Texas
