Find out how popular the last name Oeun is in the United States and learn more about the meaning, history, and race and ethnic origin of people in America who are named Oeun.

Oeun, like all of the last names we have data for, is identified by the U.S. Census Bureau as a surname which has more than 100 occurrences in the United States in the Decennial Census survey. The most recent statistics we have for the Oeun surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Oeun in America

Oeun is the 95115th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Oeun surname appeared 192 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 people would have the surname Oeun.

We can also compare 2010 data for Oeun to data from the previous census in 2000. The table below contains all of the statistics for both years in a side-by-side comparison.

The history of the last name Oeun

The surname OEUN has its origins in the French region of Normandy, tracing back to the 11th century. It is believed to derive from the Old French words 'oeun' or 'oeuvre', meaning 'work' or 'labor'. The earliest known record of the name appears in the Domesday Book of 1086, where it is listed as 'Oeunus' and refers to a landowner in the county of Oxfordshire.

During the Middle Ages, the name was found primarily in northern France and the southern regions of England, likely a result of the Norman conquest of England in 1066. Variations in spelling during this time included Oeunus, Oeuvnus, and Oevnus. One notable bearer of the name was Sir William Oeun, a knight who fought alongside King Richard I during the Third Crusade in the late 12th century.

In the 14th century, the name began to appear in other parts of Europe, including the Low Countries and Germany. A prominent figure from this period was Jan Oeun, a wealthy merchant from Bruges who played a significant role in the Flemish cloth trade. His descendants went on to establish branches of the family in various parts of the continent.

The 16th and 17th centuries saw the name spread to other regions, including the British Isles and the Americas. One notable figure was Captain Robert Oeun, an English explorer who sailed with Sir Walter Raleigh's expedition to the Roanoke Colony in 1585. Another was Jacques Oeun, a French Huguenot who fled religious persecution and settled in South Carolina in the late 1600s.

In the 18th and 19th centuries, bearers of the name OEUN could be found in various parts of the world, including the United States, Canada, and Australia. One notable figure from this period was John Oeun, a British soldier who served in the American Revolutionary War and later settled in Ontario, Canada.

Throughout its history, the surname OEUN has been associated with various occupations, including agriculture, trade, and military service. While not a particularly common name, it has endured for centuries and continues to be found in various parts of the world today.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Oeun

We also have some data on the ancestry of people with the surname Oeun.

The below race categories are the modified race categories used in the Census Bureau's population estimates program. All people were categorized into six mutually exclusive racial and Hispanic origin groups:

1. White only
2. Black only
3. American Indian and Alaskan Native only
4. Asian and Pacific Islander only
5. Hispanic
6. Two or More Races

For the most recent 2010 census data, the race/ethnic origin breakdown for Oeun was:

Note: Any fields showing (S) means the data was suppressed for privacy so that the data does not in any way identify any specific individuals.

Since we have data from the previous census in 2000, we can also compare the values to see how the popularity of Oeun has changed in the 10 years between the two census surveys.

Data source

The last name data and ethnic breakdown of last names is sourced directly from the Decennial Census survey, conducted every 10 years by the United States Census Bureau.

The history and meaning of the name Oeun was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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