How common is the surname Stowers?

6,657 people in the United States had the surname Stowers in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 46,379 Americans. It ranked 5,239th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Stowers?

Saleisha Stowers, American model, followed by Julia Stowers.

Where is the surname Stowers most common?

Wikidata records people named Stowers in the United States.

Is the surname Stowers getting more or less common?

More common. 6,333 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 6,657 in 2010, up 5.1%.

The surname Stowers

A surname, carried by 6,657 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex S362

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Stowers is more common than 96.8% of them.

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 6,657 people named Stowers in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 46,379 Americans. That is up 5.1% since 2000, when the Census counted 6,333.

#5,239

rank among US surnames

6,657

people in 2010

2.3

per 100,000 Americans

+5.1%

change since 2000 (was #5,085)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#5,230	Lashley	6,669	46,296
#5,231	Towne	6,666	46,316
#5,232	Laurent	6,665	46,323
#5,234	Greenwald	6,664	46,330
#5,236	Haile	6,663	46,337
#5,237	Musgrove	6,660	46,358
#5,238	Boettcher	6,659	46,365

Who is named Stowers

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

72% of people named Stowers identified as white (not Hispanic), 20% as Black (not Hispanic) and 3.3% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 72%
Black (not Hispanic) 20%
Two or more races 3.3%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.2%
Asian and Pacific Islander 1.7%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.5%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Stowerss

2 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Saleisha Stowers
American model, born 1986
Julia Stowers
American swimmer, born 1982

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Stowers

Stowers has the Soundex code S362, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code S362.

Questions

How common is the surname Stowers?: 6,657 people in the United States had the surname Stowers in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 46,379 Americans. It ranked 5,239th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Stowers?: In the 2010 Census, 72% of people named Stowers identified as white (not Hispanic), and 20% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Stowers?: Saleisha Stowers, American model, followed by Julia Stowers.
Where is the surname Stowers most common?: Wikidata records people named Stowers in the United States.
Is the surname Stowers getting more or less common?: More common. 6,333 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 6,657 in 2010, up 5.1%.