How common is the surname MacDowell?

1,431 people in the United States had the surname MacDowell in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 215,755 Americans. It ranked 19,027th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname MacDowell?

In the 2010 Census, 95% of people named MacDowell identified as white (not Hispanic), and 1.8% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named MacDowell?

Andie MacDowell, American actress, followed by Edward MacDowell.

Where is the surname MacDowell most common?

Wikidata records people named MacDowell in the United States.

How do you pronounce MacDowell?

MacDowell is /məkˈdaʊ.əl/, 3 syllables.

Is the surname MacDowell getting more or less common?

Less common. 1,443 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,431 in 2010, down 0.8%.

The surname MacDowell

A patronymic surname, carried by 1,431 people in the United States.

Pronounced /məkˈdaʊ.əl/ 3 syllables Soundex M234

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). MacDowell is more common than 88.3% of them.

Origin

From Scottish Gaelic Mac Dubhghaill (literally “son of Dougal”).

MacDowell is a patronymic surname: formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 1,431 people named MacDowell in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 215,755 Americans. That is down 0.8% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,443.

#19,027

rank among US surnames

1,431

people in 2010

0.5

per 100,000 Americans

-0.8%

change since 2000 (was #17,884)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#19,019	Whitty	1,432	215,604
#19,027	Euceda	1,431	215,755

Who is named MacDowell

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

95% of people named MacDowell identified as white (not Hispanic), 1.8% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.3% as Black (not Hispanic).

White (not Hispanic) 95%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.8%
Black (not Hispanic) 1.3%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.8%
Two or more races 0.8%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.6%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous MacDowells

2 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Andie MacDowell
American actress, born 1958
Edward MacDowell
American composer (1860–1908)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like MacDowell

MacDowell has the Soundex code M234, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code M234.

Questions

Where does the surname MacDowell come from?: From Scottish Gaelic Mac Dubhghaill (literally “son of Dougal”).
How common is the surname MacDowell?: 1,431 people in the United States had the surname MacDowell in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 215,755 Americans. It ranked 19,027th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname MacDowell?: In the 2010 Census, 95% of people named MacDowell identified as white (not Hispanic), and 1.8% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named MacDowell?: Andie MacDowell, American actress, followed by Edward MacDowell.
Where is the surname MacDowell most common?: Wikidata records people named MacDowell in the United States.
How do you pronounce MacDowell?: MacDowell is /məkˈdaʊ.əl/, 3 syllables.
What type of surname is MacDowell?: MacDowell is a patronymic surname, formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.
Is the surname MacDowell getting more or less common?: Less common. 1,443 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,431 in 2010, down 0.8%.