Last Name BOWELL

Summary/Contribute


Meaning Local: Bovill, a modification.
Origin English, Irish

Rank 40,761 (2000 US census) 34,179 (1990 US census)
Count 505 (2000 US census)

Race / ethnic distribution

The 2000 US Census claims that
  • 85.74%, or 433 total occurrences, of those with this family name identified themselves as being white,
  • 9.31%, or 47 total occurrences, as black,
  • undisclosed % as Asian and Pacific Islander,
  • 0.99%, or 5 total occurrences, as American Indian and Native Alaskan,
  • undisclosed % as two or more races, and
  • 2.97%, or 15 total occurrences, as Hispanic ethnic origin.


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