This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: glasgowbliss Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/surnames.owings/222.1.1.1.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: As far as I can tell, the spelling was always known to the family as OWENS. Others may have mispelled it Owings, as there were Owings in the area, but the family never did refer to each other as Owings--always only OWENS. Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.