Last Name BOWDITCH

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Meaning Local: Of Bowditch, an estate in Dorsetshire possessed by the family at an early period. The name is evidently of south-western origin, and is manifestly local.
Origin English, Irish

Rank 39,240 (2000 US census) 44,454 (1990 US census)
Count 528 (2000 US census)

Race / ethnic distribution

The 2000 US Census claims that
  • 84.09%, or 444 total occurrences, of those with this family name identified themselves as being white,
  • 12.5%, or 66 total occurrences, as black,
  • undisclosed % as Asian and Pacific Islander,
  • undisclosed % as American Indian and Native Alaskan,
  • 2.27%, or 12 total occurrences, as two or more races, and
  • 0.95%, or 5 total occurrences, as Hispanic ethnic origin.


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