How Many People Have the Last Name Bowden?
people had the surname Bowden in the 2010 US Census
About 1 in 12,005 people in the Census had this surname
Source: Census Bureau surname list
Surname Rank
Of 162,253 surnames
Per 100,000 People
In 2010
Largest Group
White
Change Since 2000
+883 people
👥 Race and Hispanic Origin
Most people with the surname Bowden (73.3%) are non-Hispanic White. The next largest group, 21.3%, are non-Hispanic Black. Among surnames where most people are non-Hispanic White, Bowden ranks #1,077. The mix barely changed from 2000: no group's share moved by 2 points or more.
📈 Change Since 2000
Bowden grew from 23,677 people in 2000 to 24,560 in 2010 (up 3.7%), and its rank fell from #1,373 to #1,450. The population grew faster, so its share still fell, from 8.78 to 8.33 people per 100,000.
| 2000 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| People | 23,677 | 24,560 |
| Rank | #1,373 | #1,450 |
| Per 100,000 people | 8.78 | 8.33 |
🏆 Surnames Ranked Near Bowden
🔊 Surnames That Sound Alike
Same Soundex code as Bowden: B350
👤 Bowden as a First Name
Bowden is a first name too: about 651 people alive in the US today have it as a first name, an estimate from Social Security birth records.
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