How Many People Have the Last Name Bowles?
people had the surname Bowles in the 2010 US Census
About 1 in 12,438 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
+556 people
👥 Race and Hispanic Origin
Most people with the surname Bowles (80.8%) are non-Hispanic White. The next largest group, 13.5%, are non-Hispanic Black. Among surnames where most people are non-Hispanic White, Bowles ranks #1,125. The mix barely changed from 2000: no group's share moved by 2 points or more.
📈 Change Since 2000
Bowles grew from 23,157 people in 2000 to 23,713 in 2010 (up 2.4%), and its rank fell from #1,405 to #1,514. The population grew faster, so its share still fell, from 8.58 to 8.04 people per 100,000.
| 2000 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| People | 23,157 | 23,713 |
| Rank | #1,405 | #1,514 |
| Per 100,000 people | 8.58 | 8.04 |
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Same Soundex code as Bowles: B420
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