How common is the surname Dower?

1,127 people in the United States had the surname Dower in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 273,953 Americans. It ranked 22,733rd of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Dower?

John W. Dower, American historian (born 1938), followed by Dai Dower.

Where is the surname Dower most common?

Wikidata records people named Dower in the United States and the United Kingdom.

Is the surname Dower getting more or less common?

More common. 1,111 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,127 in 2010, up 1.4%.

The surname Dower

A surname, carried by 1,127 people in the United States.

1 syllable Soundex D600

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Dower is more common than 86% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 1,127 people named Dower in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 273,953 Americans. That is up 1.4% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,111.

#22,733

rank among US surnames

1,127

people in 2010

0.4

per 100,000 Americans

+1.4%

change since 2000 (was #21,814)

Who is named Dower

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

79% of people named Dower identified as white (not Hispanic), 14% as Black (not Hispanic) and 3.1% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 79%
Black (not Hispanic) 14%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 3.1%
Two or more races 2.7%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.9%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.4%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Dowers

2 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

John W. Dower
American historian (born 1938)
Dai Dower
British boxer (1933-2016)

Notable Dowers come mostly from the United States (1) and the United Kingdom (1).

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Dower

Dower has the Soundex code D600, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code D600.

Questions

How common is the surname Dower?: 1,127 people in the United States had the surname Dower in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 273,953 Americans. It ranked 22,733rd of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Dower?: In the 2010 Census, 79% of people named Dower identified as white (not Hispanic), and 14% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Dower?: John W. Dower, American historian (born 1938), followed by Dai Dower.
Where is the surname Dower most common?: Wikidata records people named Dower in the United States and the United Kingdom.
Is the surname Dower getting more or less common?: More common. 1,111 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,127 in 2010, up 1.4%.