Last Name POWERS

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Meaning From 'Powyr,' a descendant of Leod, who was the father of 'Mandebrog' or 'Mandubratius.'
Origin Welsh, Native American, Irish, Maori

Rank 304 (2000 US census) 314 (1990 US census)
Count 90,401 (2000 US census)

Race / ethnic distribution

The 2000 US Census claims that
  • 91.01%, or 82274 total occurrences, of those with this family name identified themselves as being white,
  • 5.14%, or 4647 total occurrences, as black,
  • 0.51%, or 461 total occurrences, as Asian and Pacific Islander,
  • 0.52%, or 470 total occurrences, as American Indian and Native Alaskan,
  • 1.23%, or 1112 total occurrences, as two or more races, and
  • 1.58%, or 1428 total occurrences, as Hispanic ethnic origin.


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