Cowan Name Study
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Surname/tag: Cowan
If you wish to contribute, please feel free to add your name (Wiki Link) to the Membership list, add links to any relevant free space pages you're working on or simply leave a message for other researchers at the foot of the page.
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About the Project
The Cowan Name Study project serves as a collaborative platform to collect information on the Cowan name. The hope is that other researchers like you will join the study to help make it a valuable reference point for other genealogists who are researching or have an interest in the Cowan name.
As a One Name Study, this project is not limited to persons who are related biologically. Individual studies can be used to branch out the research into specific methods and areas of interest, such as geographically (England Cowan's), by time period (18th Century Cowan's), or by topic (Cowan DNA, Cowan Occupations, Cowan Statistics). These studies may also include a number of family branches which have no immediate link with each other. Some researchers may even be motivated to go beyond the profile identification and research stage to compile fully sourced, single-family histories of some of the families they discover through this name study project.
Also see the related surnames and surname variants.
How to Join
To join the Cowan Name Study, first start out by browsing our current research pages to see if there is a specific study ongoing that fits your interests. If so, feel free to add your name to the Membership list below, post an introduction comment on the specific team page, and then dive right in!
If a research page does not yet exist for your particular area of interest, please contact the Name Study Coordinator: Vacant for assistance.
Once you are ready to go, you can also show your project affiliation with the ONS Member Sticker:
Research Pages
Here are some of the current research pages included in the study. I'll be working on them, and could use your help!
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Related Surnames and Surname Variants
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Space Profile for the Cowan Name Study
The purpose of this is to find profiles of people named Cowan and to bring them together. As of July 2018, a few branches have been found on WikiTree.
1. James Cowan, born about 1865 in Scotland, probably in Dumfriesshire.
James Cowan - Descendants - https://www.wikitree.com/genealogy/Cowan-Descendants-1884
2. John Cowan, ancestor of the Massachusetts branch of the Cowan family.
John Cowan - Descendants - https://www.wikitree.com/genealogy/Cowan-Descendants-2320
3. Thomas Cowan, ancestor of the Ontario, Canada, branch of the Cowan family. Thomas Cowan - Descendants - https://www.wikitree.com/genealogy/Cowan-Descendants-3397
https://www.houseofnames.com/cowan-family-crest
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Greetings: My interest is in my Cowan (sic) line which goes back to James Cowan of Pennsylvania, born 1719-21 and died 1789-1810. He was the patriarch of my American Cowan ancestry who allegedly immigrated from County Down Ireland in 1726 with his seven brothers arriving first in Pennsylvania then moving to Virginia before moving on to South Carolina. I realize there are several variant spellings of the Cowan surname, e.g., Cowen, Cowin, Cowand and even Cohen. The last spelling intrigued me since it is known that there were Cohen families from Israel who changed their names upon arrival in the U.S. to the Cowan spelling. I am aware, as well, of Jewish families within Scotland, earlier, before migrating to Ireland and other parts of the United Kingdom. Whether any of my Cowan ancestry were from such populations is unknown at this point though it is plausible due to physical features of my own known Cowan ancestors. Any information on this line would be greatly appreciated! In addition, I would be glad to share any information that I possess that may be of help to those researching their Cowan lines? Thanks...
This name study is for Cowans from all locations.
edited by Jane Cowan