How common is the surname O'Dowd?

1,887 people in the United States had the surname O'Dowd in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 163,617 Americans. It ranked 15,508th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname O'Dowd?

In the 2010 Census, 93% of people named O'Dowd identified as white (not Hispanic), and 3.9% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Where is the surname O'Dowd most common?

Wikidata records people named O'Dowd in the United States.

Is the surname O'Dowd getting more or less common?

More common. 1,807 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,887 in 2010, up 4.4%.

The surname O'Dowd

An Irish surname, carried by 1,887 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex O330

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). O'Dowd is more common than 90.4% of them.

Origin

Irish origin

A surname from Irish.

One of 880 Irish surnames on this site.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 1,887 people named O'Dowd in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 163,617 Americans. That is up 4.4% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,807.

#15,508

rank among US surnames

1,887

people in 2010

0.6

per 100,000 Americans

+4.4%

change since 2000 (was #15,009)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#15,499	Emert	1,889	163,444
#15,503	Shand	1,888	163,530
#15,508	Lucht	1,887	163,617

Who is named O'Dowd

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

93% of people named O'Dowd identified as white (not Hispanic), 3.9% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.5% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 93%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 3.9%
Two or more races 1.5%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.7%

The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Black, Native American are not shown.

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous O'Dowds

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Mike O'Dowd
American boxer, 1895–1957

Other Irish surnames

All 880 Irish surnames

Questions

Where does the surname O'Dowd come from?: O'Dowd is Irish in origin.
How common is the surname O'Dowd?: 1,887 people in the United States had the surname O'Dowd in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 163,617 Americans. It ranked 15,508th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname O'Dowd?: In the 2010 Census, 93% of people named O'Dowd identified as white (not Hispanic), and 3.9% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named O'Dowd?: Mike O'Dowd, American boxer.
Where is the surname O'Dowd most common?: Wikidata records people named O'Dowd in the United States.
Is the surname O'Dowd getting more or less common?: More common. 1,807 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,887 in 2010, up 4.4%.