How common is the surname Power?

14,890 people in the United States had the surname Power in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 20,735 Americans. It ranked 2,435th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Power?

Tyrone Power, American actor (1914-1958), followed by Romina Power.

Where is the surname Power most common?

Wikidata records people named Power in the United States, Australia and the Kingdom of England and 1 other country.

Is the surname Power getting more or less common?

More common. 14,846 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 14,890 in 2010, up 0.3%.

The surname Power

A place surname, carried by 14,890 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex P600

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Power is more common than 98.5% of them.

Origin

* Habitational, from Old French Poer, Pohier, Middle English Poer, Pouer, Power, after the Pays de Poix (Picardy). * From Middle English povre (“poor”) as a nickname for a poor man or ironically a miser. Compare Poor.

Power is a place surname: taken from where an ancestor lived or came from.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 14,890 people named Power in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 20,735 Americans. That is about the same as in 2000, when the Census counted 14,846.

#2,435

rank among US surnames

14,890

people in 2010

5.0

per 100,000 Americans

+0.3%

change since 2000 (was #2,250)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#2,426	Boles	14,946	20,657
#2,427	Mares	14,931	20,678
#2,428	Wilburn	14,928	20,682
#2,429	Malik	14,925	20,686
#2,430	Priest	14,915	20,700
#2,431	Michaud	14,910	20,707
#2,432	Tejada	14,903	20,717

Who is named Power

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

91% of people named Power identified as white (not Hispanic), 3.8% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.6% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 91%
Black (not Hispanic) 3.8%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.6%
Two or more races 1.7%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.8%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.5%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Powers

12 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Tyrone Power
American actor (1914-1958)
Romina Power
American singer and actress (1951-)
Will Power
Australian racecar driver, born 1981
Paul Scully-Power
American astronaut, born 1944
Dave Power
Australian long-distance runner, 1928–2014
Taryn Power
American actress (1953–2020)
Leonel Power
British composer and music theoretician, 1370–1445
Robert Power
Australian cyclist, born 1995
E. Power Biggs
British-born American concert organist and recording artist (1906-1977)
Tyrone Power Jr.
American actor (1959)
Thomas C. Power
American politician (1839–1923)
Hartley Power
British actor (1894–1966)

Notable Powers come mostly from the United States (6), Australia (4) and the Kingdom of England (1).

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Power

Power has the Soundex code P600, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code P600.

Questions

Where does the surname Power come from?: * Habitational, from Old French Poer, Pohier, Middle English Poer, Pouer, Power, after the Pays de Poix (Picardy). * From Middle English povre (“poor”) as a nickname for a poor man or ironically a miser. Compare Poor.
How common is the surname Power?: 14,890 people in the United States had the surname Power in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 20,735 Americans. It ranked 2,435th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Power?: In the 2010 Census, 91% of people named Power identified as white (not Hispanic), and 3.8% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Power?: Tyrone Power, American actor (1914-1958), followed by Romina Power.
Where is the surname Power most common?: Wikidata records people named Power in the United States, Australia and the Kingdom of England and 1 other country.
What type of surname is Power?: Power is a place surname, taken from where an ancestor lived or came from.
Is the surname Power getting more or less common?: More common. 14,846 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 14,890 in 2010, up 0.3%.