How common is the surname Stowe?

10,668 people in the United States had the surname Stowe in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 28,941 Americans. It ranked 3,355th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Stowe?

Harriet Beecher Stowe, American abolitionist and author (1811–1896), followed by Madeleine Stowe.

Where is the surname Stowe most common?

Wikidata records people named Stowe in the United States.

Is the surname Stowe getting more or less common?

More common. 9,908 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 10,668 in 2010, up 7.7%.

The surname Stowe

An English surname, carried by 10,668 people in the United States.

1 syllable Soundex S300

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Stowe is more common than 97.9% of them.

Origin

English origin

From Middle English stowe, from Old English stōw (“place”).

One of 1,446 English surnames on this site.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 10,668 people named Stowe in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 28,941 Americans. That is up 7.7% since 2000, when the Census counted 9,908.

#3,355

rank among US surnames

10,668

people in 2010

3.6

per 100,000 Americans

+7.7%

change since 2000 (was #3,314)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#3,346	Christenson	10,707	28,836
#3,347	Arana	10,698	28,860
#3,348	Jose	10,697	28,863
#3,349	Beaulieu	10,695	28,868
#3,350	Bone	10,692	28,876
#3,351	Feng	10,687	28,890
#3,352	Eng	10,682	28,903

Who is named Stowe

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

84% of people named Stowe identified as white (not Hispanic), 10% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.6% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 84%
Black (not Hispanic) 10%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.6%
Two or more races 1.8%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.6%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.5%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Stowes

4 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Harriet Beecher Stowe
American abolitionist and author (1811–1896)
Madeleine Stowe
American actress (born 1958)
William Stowe
American rower, 1940–2016
John Stowe
American Conventual Franciscan friar and bishop, born 1966

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Stowe

Stowe has the Soundex code S300, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code S300.

Other English surnames

All 1,446 English surnames

Questions

Where does the surname Stowe come from?: From Middle English stowe, from Old English stōw (“place”).
How common is the surname Stowe?: 10,668 people in the United States had the surname Stowe in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 28,941 Americans. It ranked 3,355th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Stowe?: In the 2010 Census, 84% of people named Stowe identified as white (not Hispanic), and 10% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Stowe?: Harriet Beecher Stowe, American abolitionist and author (1811–1896), followed by Madeleine Stowe.
Where is the surname Stowe most common?: Wikidata records people named Stowe in the United States.
Is the surname Stowe getting more or less common?: More common. 9,908 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 10,668 in 2010, up 7.7%.