How Many People Have the Last Name Gowdy?
people had the surname Gowdy in the 2010 US Census
About 1 in 129,870 people in the Census had this surname
Source: Census Bureau surname list
Surname Rank
Tied with 7 others
Per 100,000 People
In 2010
Largest Group
White
Change Since 2000
+105 people
👥 Race and Hispanic Origin
Most people with the surname Gowdy (56.8%) are non-Hispanic White. The next largest group, 38.3%, are non-Hispanic Black. Among surnames where most people are non-Hispanic White, Gowdy ranks #10,640. From 2000 to 2010, the non-Hispanic White share fell from 61% to 56.8%, and the non-Hispanic Black share rose from 35.1% to 38.3%.
📈 Change Since 2000
Gowdy grew from 2,171 people in 2000 to 2,276 in 2010 (up 4.8%), and its rank fell from #12,955 to #13,383. The population grew faster, so its share still fell, from 0.8 to 0.77 people per 100,000.
| 2000 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| People | 2,171 | 2,276 |
| Rank | #12,955 | #13,383 |
| Per 100,000 people | 0.8 | 0.77 |
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Same Soundex code as Gowdy: G300
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