Last Name COWAN

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Meaning A blacksmith.
'Gobhainn,' a smith; 'Gowan,' a Scottish word for a wild flower.
Origin Scottish, Gaelic, Jewish, French, Irish, Belgian, South african

Rank 985 (2000 US census) 1,008 (1990 US census)
Count 32,242 (2000 US census)

Race / ethnic distribution

The 2000 US Census claims that
  • 81.67%, or 26332 total occurrences, of those with this family name identified themselves as being white,
  • 14.38%, or 4636 total occurrences, as black,
  • 0.42%, or 135 total occurrences, as Asian and Pacific Islander,
  • 0.58%, or 187 total occurrences, as American Indian and Native Alaskan,
  • 1.39%, or 448 total occurrences, as two or more races, and
  • 1.55%, or 500 total occurrences, as Hispanic ethnic origin.


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