How common is the surname Bowerman?

3,702 people in the United States had the surname Bowerman in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 83,400 Americans. It ranked 8,850th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Bowerman?

In the 2010 Census, 92% of people named Bowerman identified as white (not Hispanic), and 3.0% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Bowerman?

Bill Bowerman, American runner, track and field coach, and businessman (1911–1999), followed by Jay Bowerman.

Where is the surname Bowerman most common?

Wikidata records people named Bowerman in the United States.

Is the surname Bowerman getting more or less common?

More common. 3,509 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 3,702 in 2010, up 5.5%.

The surname Bowerman

A surname, carried by 3,702 people in the United States.

3 syllables Soundex B655

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Bowerman is more common than 94.5% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 3,702 people named Bowerman in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 83,400 Americans. That is up 5.5% since 2000, when the Census counted 3,509.

#8,850

rank among US surnames

3,702

people in 2010

1.3

per 100,000 Americans

+5.5%

change since 2000 (was #8,628)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#8,843	Colter	3,705	83,332
#8,844	Cusack	3,704	83,355
#8,848	Sweatt	3,703	83,377
#8,850	Dunston	3,702	83,400
#8,853	Marano	3,701	83,422
#8,854	Breault	3,700	83,445

Who is named Bowerman

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

92% of people named Bowerman identified as white (not Hispanic), 3.0% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.9% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 92%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 3.0%
Two or more races 1.9%
Black (not Hispanic) 1.7%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.7%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.5%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Bowermans

3 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Bill Bowerman
American runner, track and field coach, and businessman (1911–1999)
Jay Bowerman
American politician (1876-1957)
Mary Bowerman
American botanist (1908-2005)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Bowerman

Bowerman has the Soundex code B655, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code B655.

Questions

How common is the surname Bowerman?: 3,702 people in the United States had the surname Bowerman in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 83,400 Americans. It ranked 8,850th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Bowerman?: In the 2010 Census, 92% of people named Bowerman identified as white (not Hispanic), and 3.0% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Bowerman?: Bill Bowerman, American runner, track and field coach, and businessman (1911–1999), followed by Jay Bowerman.
Where is the surname Bowerman most common?: Wikidata records people named Bowerman in the United States.
Is the surname Bowerman getting more or less common?: More common. 3,509 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 3,702 in 2010, up 5.5%.