How Many People Have the Last Name Powell?
people had the surname Powell in the 2010 US Census
About 1 in 1,312 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
+8,321 people
👥 Race and Hispanic Origin
Most people with the surname Powell (67.2%) are non-Hispanic White. The next largest group, 27.1%, are non-Hispanic Black. Among surnames where most people are non-Hispanic White, Powell ranks #68. From 2000 to 2010, the non-Hispanic White share fell from 70% to 67.2%.
📈 Change Since 2000
Powell grew from 216,553 people in 2000 to 224,874 in 2010 (up 3.8%), and its rank fell from #91 to #101. The population grew faster, so its share still fell, from 80.28 to 76.23 people per 100,000.
| 2000 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| People | 216,553 | 224,874 |
| Rank | #91 | #101 |
| Per 100,000 people | 80.28 | 76.23 |
🏆 Surnames Ranked Near Powell
🔊 Surnames That Sound Alike
Same Soundex code as Powell: P400
👤 Powell as a First Name
Powell is a first name too: about 687 people alive in the US today have it as a first name, an estimate from Social Security birth records.
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