# Powers (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/powers/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. Counts from the US Census Bureau; origin and etymology from Wiktionary; bearers from Wikidata. Data updated 2026-11-11.

A surname.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | not recorded |
| Type | not recorded |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 91,970 |
| US rank (2010) | 336 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 3,357 people |
| Change since 2000 | +1.7% (90,401 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Who carries it

Share of people named Powers in the 2010 US Census by the Census's own race and ethnicity groups. The Census suppresses a share when the count behind it is small.

| Group | Share |
|---|---|
| White (not Hispanic) | 90% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 5.2% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 2.4% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 0.7% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.6% |
| Two or more races | 1.6% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Powers in the United States.

## People named Powers

- Francis Gary Powers, American pilot shot down flying a U-2 spy plane over the Soviet Union (1929-1977)
- Richard Powers, American novelist (born 1957)
- Tim Powers, American science fiction writer and actor (born 1952)
- Stefanie Powers, American actress
- Mala Powers, American actress (1931-2007)
- Ed Powers, American pornographic director, producer and actor
- Bridget Powers, American actress, pornographic film performer, and musician
- Tom Powers, American actor (1890–1955)
- Harriet Powers, American quilter (1837–1910)
- Keith Powers, American actor
- Dillon Powers, American soccer player
- Patrick Powers, American volleyball player

and 11 more on Wikidata.

## Similar surnames

Porras, Peres, Perks, Prowse, Piers, Perez, Price, Pierce, Park, Parks, Parrish, Pearce.

## How to read these numbers

A Census count is people alive and counted in 2010, not births, and names occurring fewer than 100 times are not published at all. Ethnicity shares are the Census's own categories.