How common is the surname McGowen?

3,825 people in the United States had the surname McGowen in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 80,718 Americans. It ranked 8,606th of 162,253 surnames.

Is the surname McGowen getting more or less common?

Less common. 3,846 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 3,825 in 2010, down 0.5%.

The surname McGowen

A surname, carried by 3,825 people in the United States.

3 syllables Soundex M250

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). McGowen is more common than 94.7% of them.

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 3,825 people named McGowen in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 80,718 Americans. That is about the same as in 2000, when the Census counted 3,846.

#8,606

rank among US surnames

3,825

people in 2010

1.3

per 100,000 Americans

-0.5%

change since 2000 (was #7,979)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#8,599	Neale	3,828	80,655
#8,602	Liggins	3,827	80,676
#8,605	Ivanov	3,826	80,697
#8,606	McGowen	3,825	80,718
#8,608	Lacour	3,822	80,781

Who is named McGowen

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

77% of people named McGowen identified as white (not Hispanic), 18% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.5% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 77%
Black (not Hispanic) 18%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.5%
Two or more races 1.4%
American Indian and Alaska Native 1.0%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.3%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like McGowen

McGowen has the Soundex code M250, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code M250.

Questions

How common is the surname McGowen?: 3,825 people in the United States had the surname McGowen in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 80,718 Americans. It ranked 8,606th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname McGowen?: In the 2010 Census, 77% of people named McGowen identified as white (not Hispanic), and 18% as Black (not Hispanic).
Is the surname McGowen getting more or less common?: Less common. 3,846 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 3,825 in 2010, down 0.5%.