Loewen History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

Origins Available:
Germany
Israel

Loewen Ranking

In the United States, the name Loewen is the 12,012^nd most popular surname with an estimated 2,487 people with that name. 1 However, in Canada, the name Loewen is ranked the 646^th most popular surname with an estimated 8,030 people with that name. 2

Loewen migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Loewen Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

H J Loewen, aged 58, who arrived in New York, NY in 1874 3
Hrch Loewen, aged 9, who arrived in New York, NY in 1874 3
Agatha Loewen, aged 21, who arrived in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 1876 3
John Loewen, aged 12, who landed in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 1876 3
Maria Loewen, aged 16, who landed in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 1876 3
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Loewen migration to Canada +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Loewen Settlers in Canada in the 19th Century

David Loewen, who arrived in Manitoba in 1876
Heinrich Loewen, who landed in Manitoba in 1876
Herman Loewen, who landed in Manitoba in 1877
Isaac Loewen, who landed in Manitoba in 1877

Contemporary Notables of the name Loewen (post 1700) +

James William Loewen (1942-2021), American sociologist, historian, and author, best known for his 1995 book, Lies My Teacher Told Me: Everything Your American History Textbook Got Wrong
John Loewen (b. 1949), Canadian businessman and politician who served in the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba from 1999 to 2005
Cynthia Loewen (b. 1993), Canadian beauty pageant titleholder, Miss Earth Canada (2014)
Douglas Todd Loewen (b. 1966), Canadian politician, MLA for Grande Prairie-Smoky, Alberta (2015-)
William H "Bill" Loewen OC, Canadian entrepreneur, philanthropist
Rochelle Loewen (b. 1979), Canadian broadcaster, former model and professional wrestler
Adam Alexander Loewen (b. 1984), Canadian Major League Baseball pitcher who has played since 2006
General Sir Charles Falkland Loewen GCB KBE DSO (1900-1986), Canadian soldier from Vancouver, Adjutant-General to the Forces in the United Kingdom
Darcy Loewen (b. 1969), retired Canadian professional ice hockey left wing player
Jocelyne Loewen, Canadian voice actress

Citations +

"What are the 5,000 Most Common Last Names in the U.S.?". NameCensus.com, https://namecensus.com/last-names/
"Surnames Meanings, Origins & Distribution Maps - Forebears." Forebears, https://forebears.io/surnames
Filby, P. William, Meyer, Mary K., Passenger and immigration lists index : a guide to published arrival records of about 500,000 passengers who came to the United States and Canada in the seventeenth, eighteenth, and nineteenth centuries. 1982-1985 Cumulated Supplements in Four Volumes Detroit, Mich. : Gale Research Co., 1985, Print (ISBN 0-8103-1795-8)