How Many People Have the Last Name Dow?

15,472

people had the surname Dow in the 2010 US Census

About 1 in 19,048 people in the Census had this surname

Source: Census Bureau surname list

Surname Rank

#2,356

Of 162,253 surnames

Per 100,000 People

5.25

In 2010

Largest Group

83.1%

White

Change Since 2000

+5.8%

+850 people

👥 Race and Hispanic Origin

Most people with the surname Dow (83.1%) are non-Hispanic White. The next largest group, 9.6%, are non-Hispanic Black. Among surnames where most people are non-Hispanic White, Dow ranks #1,761. The mix barely changed from 2000: no group's share moved by 2 points or more.

White 83.1%
Black 9.6%
Asian and Pacific Islander 1.3%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.8%
Two or more races 2%
Hispanic or Latino 3.2%

📈 Change Since 2000

Dow grew from 14,622 people in 2000 to 15,472 in 2010 (up 5.8%), and its rank fell from #2,278 to #2,356. The population grew faster, so its share still fell, from 5.42 to 5.25 people per 100,000.

20002010
People14,62215,472
Rank#2,278#2,356
Per 100,000 people5.425.25

🏆 Surnames Ranked Near Dow

RankSurnamePeople in 2010
#2,352Burk15,500
#2,354Nagy15,497
#2,355Chatman15,473
#2,356Dow15,472
#2,357Carlos15,462
#2,358Antonio15,461
#2,359Mckinnon15,450

🔊 Surnames That Sound Alike

Same Soundex code as Dow: D000

Day 105,091 Do 30,301 Dye 28,182 Dewey 12,249 Dao 11,211 Du 7,566 Doe 7,066 Dee 6,275

👤 Dow as a First Name

Dow is a first name too: about 424 people alive in the US today have it as a first name, an estimate from Social Security birth records.

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