Ab Owain Explained

Ab Owain is a Celtic surname from the Welsh ab Owain meaning "son of Owen" (Owen meaning 'noble')^[1]

List of people surnamed ab Owain

• Cadwgan ab Owain (died 951), joint king of Glywysing in Wales, brother of Gruffydd
• Einion ab Owain (died c. 984), prince of the House of Dinefwr, in Wales
• Gruffydd ab Owain (died 935), joint king of Glywysing in Wales, brother of Cadwgan
• Gwenwynwyn ab Owain (died c. 1216), king in central Wales
• Hywel ab Owain (died 1043), king of a part of Glywysing in Wales
• Ieuan Ddu ab Dafydd ab Owain (fl. 1440–1480), Welsh poet
• Maredudd ab Owain (died 999), 10th-century king in Wales
• Morgan Hen ab Owain (died 974), king of Gwent, Wales
• Rhys ab Owain (died 1078), king of Deheubarth in southern Wales
• Robin Llwyd ab Owain (born 1959), Welsh poet and author

See also

• Ab Owen
• Bowen (surname)
• Bowens (surname)
• Bown
• Bowne
• Bownes
• Owen (name)
• Owens (surname)

Notes and References

1. http://www.ancestry.com/facts/bowen-family-history.ashx The Bowen Surname