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Owain: Origin, Geographical Distribution
From the Welsh Drwydun, broken nose. According to Evans, Jonreth, surnamed Drwydun, the father of Llywelyn, was the eldest son of Owain Groynedd, but was not suffered to enjoy his right on account of that blemish.
Owain Surname Origin
Owain: Place of Origin :  Gwynedd (United Kingdom) |  Clwyd (United Kingdom) |  Dyfed (United Kingdom) |  Powys (United Kingdom) |  Gwent (United Kingdom) |  Devon (United Kingdom)
Owain: Online Family Trees
OWAIN FYCHAN Montgomeryshire (Powys, Wales, United Kingdom) 1150 - 1165
OWAIN Aberffraw Castle, Anglesley (Wales, United Kingdom) 1082 - 1082
OWAIN Caernarvonshire (Gwynedd, Wales, United Kingdom) 1127 - 1138
OWAIN Caernavonshire (Wales, United Kingdom) 1124 - 1170
OWAIN Deheubarth (Wales, United Kingdom) 940 - 963
OWAIN Dyfed (Dyfed, Wales, United Kingdom) 917 - 917
OWAIN Dynefwr Castle, Llandeilo, Carmarthenshire (Dyfed, Wales, United Kingdom) 933 - 933
OWAIN Dynefwr Castle, Llandeilo, Carmathensire (Wales, United Kingdom) 951 - 951
OWAIN Dynevor Castl, Llandilo, Carmarthernshire (Wales, United Kingdom) 935 - 935
OWAIN Gwent (Gwent, Wales, United Kingdom) 983 - 983

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Owain: Famous Genealogies
 The surname Owain is related to the following famous family trees :
        FORD Gerald Rudolph, Jr. born KING Leslie Lynch, Jr. (1913 - 2006)
Owain: Books that contain this surname
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OWAINA new general biographical dictionary (Volume 8)

... the name of Ogof Owain (Owen's Cave), in which he was secretly maintained by an old and trusty adherent. The ...		 OWAINA new general biographical dictionary (Volume 8)
Author: Rose, Hugh James, 1795-1838 - Published in 1857
... the name of Ogof Owain (Owen's Cave), in which he was secretly maintained by an old and trusty adherent. The ...
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