How common is the last name Mcdowell?

47,414 people in the United States have the last name Mcdowell, about 1 in 6,304. It ranks #704 of 156,621 last names in the 2020 Census.

last name

MCDOWELL

#704

of 156,621 last names recorded in the 2020 Census

People
47,414
About
1 in 6,304
This common or more
35.7%
Who bears it

Of the 47,414 people with the last name Mcdowell, 67.2% reported their origin as White, 24.1% as Black and 4.3% as two or more races. These count how people described themselves on the 2020 Census, not where the name comes from.

Either side of Mcdowell

#702 Golden · 47,533#703 Koch · 47,453#705 Montes · 47,397#706 Parrish · 47,354

Spelled almost the same

2 last names in the 2020 Census spelled within a letter or two of Mcdowell, most common first.

#28,656 Mcdowall · 884#91,198 Mcdowel · 217

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