How common is the surname Bowens?

9,188 people in the United States had the surname Bowens in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 33,603 Americans. It ranked 3,861st of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Bowens?

Anthony Bowens, American professional wrestler.

Where is the surname Bowens most common?

Wikidata records people named Bowens in the United States.

Is the surname Bowens getting more or less common?

More common. 8,270 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 9,188 in 2010, up 11%.

The surname Bowens

A surname, carried by 9,188 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex B520

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Bowens is more common than 97.6% of them.

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 9,188 people named Bowens in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 33,603 Americans. That is up 11% since 2000, when the Census counted 8,270.

#3,861

rank among US surnames

9,188

people in 2010

3.1

per 100,000 Americans

+11.1%

change since 2000 (was #3,945)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#3,853	Islas	9,200	33,559
#3,854	Bader	9,197	33,570
#3,855	Hoy	9,196	33,574
#3,856	Sweat	9,194	33,581
#3,857	Hoyle	9,192	33,589
#3,859	Peter	9,191	33,592
#3,860	Maki	9,190	33,596

Who is named Bowens

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

76% of people named Bowens identified as Black (not Hispanic), 18% as white (not Hispanic) and 3.8% as two or more races.

Black (not Hispanic) 76%
White (not Hispanic) 18%
Two or more races 3.8%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.0%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.2%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.2%

Compare: most common surnames among Black Americans.

Famous Bowenss

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Anthony Bowens
American professional wrestler, born 1990

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Bowens

Bowens has the Soundex code B520, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code B520.

Questions

How common is the surname Bowens?: 9,188 people in the United States had the surname Bowens in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 33,603 Americans. It ranked 3,861st of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Bowens?: In the 2010 Census, 76% of people named Bowens identified as Black (not Hispanic), and 18% as white (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Bowens?: Anthony Bowens, American professional wrestler.
Where is the surname Bowens most common?: Wikidata records people named Bowens in the United States.
Is the surname Bowens getting more or less common?: More common. 8,270 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 9,188 in 2010, up 11%.