How Many People Have the Last Name Owens?
people had the surname Owens in the 2010 US Census
About 1 in 1,614 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
+6,385 people
👥 Race and Hispanic Origin
Most people with the surname Owens (65.9%) are non-Hispanic White. The next largest group, 28.4%, are non-Hispanic Black. Among surnames where most people are non-Hispanic White, Owens ranks #97. From 2000 to 2010, the non-Hispanic White share fell from 68.1% to 65.9%.
📈 Change Since 2000
Owens grew from 176,334 people in 2000 to 182,719 in 2010 (up 3.6%), and its rank fell from #126 to #140. The population grew faster, so its share still fell, from 65.37 to 61.94 people per 100,000.
| 2000 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| People | 176,334 | 182,719 |
| Rank | #126 | #140 |
| Per 100,000 people | 65.37 | 61.94 |
🏆 Surnames Ranked Near Owens
👤 Owens as a First Name
Owens is a first name too: about 291 people alive in the US today have it as a first name, an estimate from Social Security birth records.
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