How common is the surname Powley?

1,159 people in the United States had the surname Powley in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 266,390 Americans. It ranked 22,246th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Powley?

Bel Powley, British actress (born 1992).

Where is the surname Powley most common?

Wikidata records people named Powley in the United Kingdom.

Is the surname Powley getting more or less common?

Less common. 1,177 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,159 in 2010, down 1.5%.

Is Powley also a first name?

Yes. Powley is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.

The surname Powley

A patronymic surname, carried by 1,159 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex P400

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Powley is more common than 86.3% of them.

Origin

From a medieval diminutive of the given name Paul.

Powley is a patronymic surname: formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 1,159 people named Powley in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 266,390 Americans. That is down 1.5% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,177.

#22,246

rank among US surnames

1,159

people in 2010

0.4

per 100,000 Americans

-1.5%

change since 2000 (was #20,854)

Who is named Powley

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

94% of people named Powley identified as white (not Hispanic), 1.8% as two or more races and 1.7% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 94%
Two or more races 1.8%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.7%
Black (not Hispanic) 0.9%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.8%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.4%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Powleys

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Bel Powley
British actress (born 1992)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Powley

Powley has the Soundex code P400, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code P400.

Questions

Where does the surname Powley come from?: From a medieval diminutive of the given name Paul.
How common is the surname Powley?: 1,159 people in the United States had the surname Powley in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 266,390 Americans. It ranked 22,246th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Powley?: In the 2010 Census, 94% of people named Powley identified as white (not Hispanic), and 1.8% as two or more races.
Who is the most famous person named Powley?: Bel Powley, British actress (born 1992).
Where is the surname Powley most common?: Wikidata records people named Powley in the United Kingdom.
What type of surname is Powley?: Powley is a patronymic surname, formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.
Is the surname Powley getting more or less common?: Less common. 1,177 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,159 in 2010, down 1.5%.
Is Powley also a first name?: Yes. Powley is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.