How Many People Have the Last Name Bowman?

105,007

people had the surname Bowman in the 2010 US Census

About 1 in 2,809 people in the Census had this surname

Source: Census Bureau surname list

Surname Rank

#296

Of 162,253 surnames

Per 100,000 People

35.6

In 2010

Largest Group

80.8%

White

Change Since 2000

+2.7%

+2,768 people

👥 Race and Hispanic Origin

Most people with the surname Bowman (80.8%) are non-Hispanic White. The next largest group, 13.6%, are non-Hispanic Black. Among surnames where most people are non-Hispanic White, Bowman ranks #213. From 2000 to 2010, the non-Hispanic White share fell from 82.9% to 80.8%.

White 80.8%
Black 13.6%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.5%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.8%
Two or more races 2.1%
Hispanic or Latino 2.2%

📈 Change Since 2000

Bowman grew from 102,239 people in 2000 to 105,007 in 2010 (up 2.7%), and its rank fell from #268 to #296. The population grew faster, so its share still fell, from 37.9 to 35.6 people per 100,000.

20002010
People102,239105,007
Rank#268#296
Per 100,000 people37.935.6

🏆 Surnames Ranked Near Bowman

RankSurnamePeople in 2010
#293Padilla105,365
#294Day105,091
#295Walsh105,079
#296Bowman105,007
#297Schultz104,888
#298Luna104,518
#299Fowler104,515

👤 Bowman as a First Name

Bowman is a first name too: about 847 people alive in the US today have it as a first name, an estimate from Social Security birth records.

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