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    The surname Pou

    A Catalan surname, carried by 1,189 people in the United States.

    1 syllable Soundex P000

    Pou: #21,862 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer Pou #21,862, 1,189 people Pou: #21,862 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#100Jimenez Pou #21,862, 1,189 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Pou is more common than 86.5% of them.

    Origin

    Catalan origin

    Borrowed from Catalan Pou.

    One of 39 Catalan surnames on this site.

    Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 1,189 people named Pou in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 259,668 Americans. That is up 6.0% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,122.

    #21,862
    rank among US surnames
    1,189
    people in 2010
    0.4
    per 100,000 Americans
    +6%
    change since 2000 (was #21,651)
    RankSurnamePeople1 in
    #21,862Pluta1,189259,668
    #21,868Casavant1,188259,887

    Who is named Pou

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

    40% of people named Pou identified as Hispanic or Latino (any race), 28% as white (not Hispanic) and 19% as Black (not Hispanic).

    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 40%
    • White (not Hispanic) 28%
    • Black (not Hispanic) 19%
    • Asian and Pacific Islander 10%
    The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Native American, Multiracial are not shown.

    Compare: most common surnames among Hispanic and Latino Americans.

    Famous Pous

    1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • Nellie Pou
      American politician (born 1956)

    Spellings and sound-alikes

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    Surnames that sound like Pou

    Pou has the Soundex code P000, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code P000.

    Other Catalan surnames

    All 39 Catalan surnames

    Questions

    Where does the surname Pou come from?
    Borrowed from Catalan Pou.
    How common is the surname Pou?
    1,189 people in the United States had the surname Pou in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 259,668 Americans. It ranked 21,862nd of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Pou?
    In the 2010 Census, 40% of people named Pou identified as Hispanic or Latino (any race), and 28% as white (not Hispanic).
    Who is the most famous person named Pou?
    Nellie Pou, American politician (born 1956).
    Where is the surname Pou most common?
    Wikidata records people named Pou in the United States.
    Is the surname Pou getting more or less common?
    More common. 1,122 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,189 in 2010, up 6.0%.