How common is the surname Bowne?

1,094 people in the United States had the surname Bowne in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 282,217 Americans. It ranked 23,283rd of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Bowne?

In the 2010 Census, 93% of people named Bowne identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.5% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Bowne?

Walter Bowne, American politician (1770-1846).

Where is the surname Bowne most common?

Wikidata records people named Bowne in the United States.

Is the surname Bowne getting more or less common?

More common. 1,093 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,094 in 2010, up 0.1%.

The surname Bowne

A surname, carried by 1,094 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). Bowne is more common than 85.7% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 1,094 people named Bowne in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 282,217 Americans. That is about the same as in 2000, when the Census counted 1,093.

#23,283

rank among US surnames

1,094

people in 2010

0.4

per 100,000 Americans

+0.1%

change since 2000 (was #22,078)

Who is named Bowne

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

93% of people named Bowne identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.5% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.9% as Black (not Hispanic).

White (not Hispanic) 93%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.5%
Black (not Hispanic) 1.9%
Two or more races 1.6%

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

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Bownes

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Walter Bowne
American politician (1770-1846)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Bowne

Bowne 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 Bowne?: 1,094 people in the United States had the surname Bowne in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 282,217 Americans. It ranked 23,283rd of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Bowne?: In the 2010 Census, 93% of people named Bowne identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.5% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Bowne?: Walter Bowne, American politician (1770-1846).
Where is the surname Bowne most common?: Wikidata records people named Bowne in the United States.
Is the surname Bowne getting more or less common?: More common. 1,093 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,094 in 2010, up 0.1%.