How common is the surname Powe?

4,233 people in the United States had the surname Powe in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 72,938 Americans. It ranked 7,821st of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Powe?

Leon Powe, American basketball player.

Where is the surname Powe most common?

Wikidata records people named Powe in the United States.

Is the surname Powe getting more or less common?

More common. 3,915 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 4,233 in 2010, up 8.1%.

The surname Powe

A surname, carried by 4,233 people in the United States.

1 syllable Soundex P000

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Powe is more common than 95.2% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 4,233 people named Powe in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 72,938 Americans. That is up 8.1% since 2000, when the Census counted 3,915.

#7,821

rank among US surnames

4,233

people in 2010

1.4

per 100,000 Americans

+8.1%

change since 2000 (was #7,844)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#7,815	Danko	4,237	72,869
#7,816	Huertas	4,235	72,903
#7,819	Shouse	4,234	72,921
#7,821	Powe	4,233	72,938
#7,825	Sanjuan	4,232	72,955
#7,827	Holston	4,231	72,972

Who is named Powe

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

73% of people named Powe identified as Black (not Hispanic), 22% as white (not Hispanic) and 3.2% as two or more races.

Black (not Hispanic) 73%
White (not Hispanic) 22%
Two or more races 3.2%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.8%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.3%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.3%

Compare: most common surnames among Black Americans.

Famous Powes

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Leon Powe
American basketball player, born 1984

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Powe

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

Questions

How common is the surname Powe?: 4,233 people in the United States had the surname Powe in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 72,938 Americans. It ranked 7,821st of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Powe?: In the 2010 Census, 73% of people named Powe identified as Black (not Hispanic), and 22% as white (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Powe?: Leon Powe, American basketball player.
Where is the surname Powe most common?: Wikidata records people named Powe in the United States.
Is the surname Powe getting more or less common?: More common. 3,915 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 4,233 in 2010, up 8.1%.