Cowen () or Cowan is a surname of Irish origin.
Cowen can also be an Anglicized spelling of the Jewish surname Cohen.
Notable people with the surname include:
Abigail Cowen, American actress and model Agnes Cowen (1927–1999), Cherokee politician Barry Cowen (born 1967), Irish politician, son of Bernard Cowen Bernard Cowen (1932–1984), Irish politician, father of Brian and Barry Cowen Brian Cowen (born 1960), Irish Taoiseach, former Minister for Finance and Leader of the Fianna Fáil party, son of Bernard Cowen Elise Cowen (1933–1962), American Beat poet Frederic Hymen Cowen (1852–1935), British pianist, conductor, and composer Joseph Cowen (1829–1900), English politician and journalist Lenore Cowen (born ), American mathematician and computer scientist Lillie Cowen (1850–1939), Jewish-Irish writer and Hebrew translator Lionel Cowen (1846–1895), English painter Philip Cowen (1853–1943), Jewish-American newspaper publisher and immigration official Robert Cowen (born 1930), Judge for the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit Scott Cowen (born 1946), president of Tulane University Tyler Cowen (born 1962), American economist Zelman Cowen (1919–2011), former Governor-General of Australia Pete Cowen (born 1951), English golf coach
See also Cowan (surname) Cowens