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Loewen History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
Loewen RankingIn the United States, the name Loewen is the 12,012nd most popular surname with an estimated 2,487 people with that name. 1 However, in Canada, the name Loewen is ranked the 646th 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
- "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)
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