How common is the surname Lowden?

1,892 people in the United States had the surname Lowden in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 163,185 Americans. It ranked 15,477th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Lowden?

Frank Orren Lowden, American politician (1861-1943).

Where is the surname Lowden most common?

Wikidata records people named Lowden in the United States.

Is the surname Lowden getting more or less common?

Less common. 1,920 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,892 in 2010, down 1.5%.

The surname Lowden

A surname, carried by 1,892 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex L350

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Lowden is more common than 90.5% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 1,892 people named Lowden in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 163,185 Americans. That is down 1.5% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,920.

#15,477

rank among US surnames

1,892

people in 2010

0.6

per 100,000 Americans

-1.5%

change since 2000 (was #14,314)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#15,471	Castner	1,893	163,099
#15,477	Parga	1,892	163,185
#15,483	Gridley	1,891	163,271

Who is named Lowden

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

84% of people named Lowden identified as white (not Hispanic), 7.4% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.9% as American Indian and Alaska Native.

White (not Hispanic) 84%
Black (not Hispanic) 7.4%
American Indian and Alaska Native 2.9%
Two or more races 2.6%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.6%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.7%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Lowdens

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Frank Orren Lowden
American politician (1861-1943)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Lowden

Lowden has the Soundex code L350, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code L350.

Questions

How common is the surname Lowden?: 1,892 people in the United States had the surname Lowden in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 163,185 Americans. It ranked 15,477th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Lowden?: In the 2010 Census, 84% of people named Lowden identified as white (not Hispanic), and 7.4% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Lowden?: Frank Orren Lowden, American politician (1861-1943).
Where is the surname Lowden most common?: Wikidata records people named Lowden in the United States.
Is the surname Lowden getting more or less common?: Less common. 1,920 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,892 in 2010, down 1.5%.