How common is the surname Bown?

1,800 people in the United States had the surname Bown in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 171,525 Americans. It ranked 16,087th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Bown?

Patti Bown, American musician (1931–2008).

Where is the surname Bown most common?

Wikidata records people named Bown in the United States.

Is the surname Bown getting more or less common?

Less common. 1,986 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,800 in 2010, down 9.4%.

The surname Bown

A surname, carried by 1,800 people in the United States.

1 syllable Soundex B500

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Bown is more common than 90.1% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 1,800 people named Bown in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 171,525 Americans. That is down 9.4% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,986.

#16,087

rank among US surnames

1,800

people in 2010

0.6

per 100,000 Americans

-9.4%

change since 2000 (was #13,931)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#16,079	Wynkoop	1,801	171,430
#16,087	Shehan	1,800	171,525

Who is named Bown

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

88% of people named Bown identified as white (not Hispanic), 6.6% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.4% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 88%
Black (not Hispanic) 6.6%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.4%
Two or more races 2.1%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.6%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.4%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Bowns

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Patti Bown
American musician (1931–2008)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Bown

Bown has the Soundex code B500, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code B500.

Questions

How common is the surname Bown?: 1,800 people in the United States had the surname Bown in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 171,525 Americans. It ranked 16,087th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Bown?: In the 2010 Census, 88% of people named Bown identified as white (not Hispanic), and 6.6% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Bown?: Patti Bown, American musician (1931–2008).
Where is the surname Bown most common?: Wikidata records people named Bown in the United States.
Is the surname Bown getting more or less common?: Less common. 1,986 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,800 in 2010, down 9.4%.