Owney Surname

1,364,059th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 162 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Owney Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Owney Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1611:2,251,298140,756
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States481:1,046,22361,047

Owney (23) may also be a first name.

Owney Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Owney Come From? nationality or country of origin

Owney is more frequently found in The United States than any other country or territory. It may also be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Owney? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,364,059th most numerous last name globally, held by approximately 1 in 44,984,851 people. This last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 99 percent of Owney are found; 99 percent are found in North America and 99 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 2,239,265th most numerous given name throughout the world, borne by 23 people.

The surname Owney is most frequent in The United States, where it is carried by 161 people, or 1 in 2,251,298. In The United States it is mostly concentrated in: Virginia, where 16 percent are found, Arkansas, where 12 percent are found and North Carolina, where 10 percent are found. Excluding The United States this surname is found in one country. It also occurs in Australia, where 1 percent are found.

Owney Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Owney has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Owney last name increased 335 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Owney Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Owney last name are 5.86% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 59.09% being registered to vote for the political party.

Owney earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 18.4% less than the national average, earning $35,209 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gowney9127/
Howney9118/
Owne89108/
Owny892/
Awney80490/
Obney80215/
Ownay802/
Ownyi801/
Ownne801/
Ownny801/
Howne800/
Howny800/
Hawney73159/
Howner734/
Oywene734/
Gownay733/
Ouwnyi732/
Ownuye731/
Awneyi731/
Hobney731/
Owenne731/
Owinny731/
Hovney730/
Hownes730/
Awny6715,308/
Obenney6745/
Owna6722/
Owni6711/
Awne675/
Obne675/
Uwne673/
Ewny673/
Obny672/
Owinnie671/
Oswgnes671/
O'Wynne671/
Ewneiyi671/
Ewne671/
Gownnie671/
Ownnett671/
Hownett670/

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Owney
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis