How common is the surname Cowen?

4,990 people in the United States had the surname Cowen in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 61,873 Americans. It ranked 6,755th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Cowen?

Abigail Cowen, American actress, followed by Tyler Cowen.

Where is the surname Cowen most common?

Wikidata records people named Cowen in the United States.

Is the surname Cowen getting more or less common?

Less common. 5,051 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 4,990 in 2010, down 1.2%.

The surname Cowen

A surname, carried by 4,990 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex C500

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Cowen is more common than 95.8% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 4,990 people named Cowen in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 61,873 Americans. That is down 1.2% since 2000, when the Census counted 5,051.

#6,755

rank among US surnames

4,990

people in 2010

1.7

per 100,000 Americans

-1.2%

change since 2000 (was #6,237)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#6,746	Fraga	4,998	61,774
#6,748	Neves	4,997	61,786
#6,749	Batres	4,996	61,799
#6,750	Benge	4,995	61,811
#6,751	Tseng	4,994	61,823
#6,752	McMinn	4,993	61,836
#6,753	Kight	4,992	61,848

Who is named Cowen

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

90% of people named Cowen identified as white (not Hispanic), 4.3% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.8% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 90%
Black (not Hispanic) 4.3%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.8%
Two or more races 1.6%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.8%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.7%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Cowens

3 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Abigail Cowen
American actress, born 1998
Tyler Cowen
American economist, columnist and blogger, born 1962
Elise Cowen
American writer (1933–1962)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Cowen

Cowen has the Soundex code C500, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code C500.

Questions

How common is the surname Cowen?: 4,990 people in the United States had the surname Cowen in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 61,873 Americans. It ranked 6,755th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Cowen?: In the 2010 Census, 90% of people named Cowen identified as white (not Hispanic), and 4.3% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Cowen?: Abigail Cowen, American actress, followed by Tyler Cowen.
Where is the surname Cowen most common?: Wikidata records people named Cowen in the United States.
Is the surname Cowen getting more or less common?: Less common. 5,051 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 4,990 in 2010, down 1.2%.