How common is the surname Bowditch?

518 people in the United States had the surname Bowditch in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 596,034 Americans. It ranked 41,959th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Bowditch?

Nathaniel Bowditch, American astronomer and mathematician who founded modern navigation (1773-1838), followed by Henry Pickering Bowditch.

Where is the surname Bowditch most common?

Wikidata records people named Bowditch in the United States.

Is the surname Bowditch getting more or less common?

Less common. 528 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 518 in 2010, down 1.9%.

The surname Bowditch

A place surname, carried by 518 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex B332

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Bowditch is more common than 74.1% of them.

Origin

Habitational surname from a minor place in Chardstock, Devon, probably from the univerbation of bove + the + ditch.

Bowditch is a place surname: taken from where an ancestor lived or came from.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 518 people named Bowditch in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 596,034 Americans. That is down 1.9% since 2000, when the Census counted 528.

#41,959

rank among US surnames

518

people in 2010

0.2

per 100,000 Americans

-1.9%

change since 2000 (was #39,240)

Who is named Bowditch

Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

82% of people named Bowditch identified as white (not Hispanic), 11% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.9% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 82%
Black (not Hispanic) 11%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.9%
Two or more races 2.7%

The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Asian & Pacific Islander, Native American are not shown.

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Bowditchs

2 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Nathaniel Bowditch
American astronomer and mathematician who founded modern navigation (1773-1838)
Henry Pickering Bowditch
American physiologist, educator (1840–1911)

Questions

Where does the surname Bowditch come from?: Habitational surname from a minor place in Chardstock, Devon, probably from the univerbation of bove + the + ditch.
How common is the surname Bowditch?: 518 people in the United States had the surname Bowditch in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 596,034 Americans. It ranked 41,959th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Bowditch?: In the 2010 Census, 82% of people named Bowditch identified as white (not Hispanic), and 11% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Bowditch?: Nathaniel Bowditch, American astronomer and mathematician who founded modern navigation (1773-1838), followed by Henry Pickering Bowditch.
Where is the surname Bowditch most common?: Wikidata records people named Bowditch in the United States.
What type of surname is Bowditch?: Bowditch is a place surname, taken from where an ancestor lived or came from.
Is the surname Bowditch getting more or less common?: Less common. 528 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 518 in 2010, down 1.9%.