How Many People Have the Last Name Bowen?
people had the surname Bowen in the 2010 US Census
About 1 in 3,743 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
+1,744 people
👥 Race and Hispanic Origin
Most people with the surname Bowen (82.1%) are non-Hispanic White. The next largest group, 12%, are non-Hispanic Black. Among surnames where most people are non-Hispanic White, Bowen ranks #295. From 2000 to 2010, the non-Hispanic White share fell from 84.5% to 82.1%.
📈 Change Since 2000
Bowen grew from 77,078 people in 2000 to 78,822 in 2010 (up 2.3%), and its rank fell from #370 to #407. The population grew faster, so its share still fell, from 28.57 to 26.72 people per 100,000.
| 2000 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| People | 77,078 | 78,822 |
| Rank | #370 | #407 |
| Per 100,000 people | 28.57 | 26.72 |
🏆 Surnames Ranked Near Bowen
🔊 Surnames That Sound Alike
Same Soundex code as Bowen: B500
👤 Bowen as a First Name
Bowen is a first name too: about 13,269 people alive in the US today have it as a first name, an estimate from Social Security birth records.
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