How common is the surname Bowersock?

1,110 people in the United States had the surname Bowersock in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 278,149 Americans. It ranked 23,019th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Bowersock?

In the 2010 Census, 97% of people named Bowersock identified as white (not Hispanic), and 1.6% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Bowersock?

Glen Bowersock, American historian (born 1936).

Where is the surname Bowersock most common?

Wikidata records people named Bowersock in the United States.

Is the surname Bowersock getting more or less common?

More common. 1,043 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,110 in 2010, up 6.4%.

The surname Bowersock

A surname, carried by 1,110 people in the United States.

3 syllables Soundex B622

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Bowersock is more common than 85.8% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 1,110 people named Bowersock in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 278,149 Americans. That is up 6.4% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,043.

#23,019

rank among US surnames

1,110

people in 2010

0.4

per 100,000 Americans

+6.4%

change since 2000 (was #22,910)

Who is named Bowersock

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

97% of people named Bowersock identified as white (not Hispanic), 1.6% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.1% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 97%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.6%
Two or more races 1.1%

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

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Bowersocks

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Glen Bowersock
American historian (born 1936)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Bowersock

Bowersox

Bowersock has the Soundex code B622, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code B622.

Questions

How common is the surname Bowersock?: 1,110 people in the United States had the surname Bowersock in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 278,149 Americans. It ranked 23,019th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Bowersock?: In the 2010 Census, 97% of people named Bowersock identified as white (not Hispanic), and 1.6% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Bowersock?: Glen Bowersock, American historian (born 1936).
Where is the surname Bowersock most common?: Wikidata records people named Bowersock in the United States.
Is the surname Bowersock getting more or less common?: More common. 1,043 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,110 in 2010, up 6.4%.