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Ovenstone Family History

Ovenstone Surname Meaning

From Ovenstone either in Scoonie or in Carnbee (Fife). Both names are from the Gaelic personal name Eoghan (anglicized as Ewan) + Scots toun ‘farm village’.

Source: The Oxford Dictionary of Family Names in Britain and Ireland, 2016


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You can see how Ovenstone families moved over time by selecting different census years. The Ovenstone family name was found in the USA, the UK, Canada, and Scotland between 1841 and 1920. The most Ovenstone families were found in and Scotland in 1841. In 1891 there were 4 Ovenstone families living in Essex. This was 100% of all the recorded Ovenstone's in United Kingdom. Essex had the highest population of Ovenstone families in 1891.
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Between 1968 and 2001, in the United States, Ovenstone life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1973, and highest in 2001. The average life expectancy for Ovenstone in 1968 was 69, and 88 in 2001.

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