How common is the surname Bowersox?

2,505 people in the United States had the surname Bowersox in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 123,252 Americans. It ranked 12,411th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Bowersox?

In the 2010 Census, 96% of people named Bowersox identified as white (not Hispanic), and 1.5% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Bowersox?

Ken Bowersox, American astronaut, followed by Crystal Bowersox.

Where is the surname Bowersox most common?

Wikidata records people named Bowersox in the United States.

Is the surname Bowersox getting more or less common?

Less common. 2,528 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,505 in 2010, down 0.9%.

The surname Bowersox

A surname, carried by 2,505 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). Bowersox is more common than 92.4% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 2,505 people named Bowersox in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 123,252 Americans. That is down 0.9% since 2000, when the Census counted 2,528.

#12,411

rank among US surnames

2,505

people in 2010

0.8

per 100,000 Americans

-0.9%

change since 2000 (was #11,433)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#12,407	Keithley	2,506	123,203
#12,411	Bloss	2,505	123,252
#12,417	Vanetten	2,504	123,301

Who is named Bowersox

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

96% of people named Bowersox identified as white (not Hispanic), 1.5% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.0% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 96%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.5%
Two or more races 1.0%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.6%
Black (not Hispanic) 0.3%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.3%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Bowersoxs

2 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Ken Bowersox
American astronaut, born 1956
Crystal Bowersox
American singer, songwriter and actress, born 1985

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Bowersox

Bowersock

Bowersox 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 Bowersox?: 2,505 people in the United States had the surname Bowersox in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 123,252 Americans. It ranked 12,411th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Bowersox?: In the 2010 Census, 96% of people named Bowersox identified as white (not Hispanic), and 1.5% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Bowersox?: Ken Bowersox, American astronaut, followed by Crystal Bowersox.
Where is the surname Bowersox most common?: Wikidata records people named Bowersox in the United States.
Is the surname Bowersox getting more or less common?: Less common. 2,528 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,505 in 2010, down 0.9%.