How common is the last name Powell?

216,911 people in the United States have the last name Powell, about 1 in 1,378. It ranks #105 of 156,621 last names in the 2020 Census.

last name

POWELL

#105

of 156,621 last names recorded in the 2020 Census

People
216,911
About
1 in 1,378
This common or more
17.1%
Who bears it

Of the 216,911 people with the last name Powell, 64.2% reported their origin as White, 26.7% as Black and 4.6% as two or more races. These count how people described themselves on the 2020 Census, not where the name comes from.

Either side of Powell

#103 Myers · 220,983#104 Foster · 218,824#106 Jenkins · 213,644#107 Sullivan · 212,701

Spelled almost the same

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

#32,900 Powel · 747#117,879 Poell · 156

Also a first name

As a first name, Powell ranks #14,531 of 53,615, with 811 people. As a baby name it peaked in 1919, with 32 births. See Powell as a first name

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