Family name Ownbey (Ownbey 
) , all around the world, is quite a rare cognomen. The cognomen Ownbey is habitual in Northern America, particularly the United States, where it is a rare surname, and Canada, where it is a very rare surname.
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| Ownbey | Canada, United States |
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pat ownbey American politician from Oklahoma (born 1953), US (b. 1953) |
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| francis marion ownbey U.S. botanist (1910–1974), US (b. 1910) |
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| gerald bruce ownbey U.S. botanist (1916-2010), US (b. 1916) |
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| rick ownbey American baseball player, US (b. 1957) |
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| findley ownbey botanical collector |
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