Yew tree or slender
A variant of the Irish surname Cowan, it likely derives from the Gaelic name Comhghan, meaning 'twin', or is related to the word for a yew tree. In some contexts, it is also associated with the Scots-Gaelic word for 'slender'.
Less common today
Cowen isn't in the latest US Top 1000. It last peaked at #4,835 in 2010.
Trinidadian Olympic sprinter
Character in the novel 'The Lord of the Rings' universe lore · The Peoples of Middle-earth
US births per 5-year period, 1990–present (SSA data).
