Explore the Family Name Bowron

The meaning of Bowron

English (Durham): habitational name for someone from Boldron in County Durham (formerly in North Yorkshire), so named with Old Norse boli ‘bull’ + rúm ‘clearing’.

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How common is the last name Bowron in the United States?

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname Bowron saw a minor decrease in popularity between 2000 and 2010. It went from rank 41,522 in 2000 to 42,030 in 2010, which is a slight drop of about 1.22 percent. However, the count of individuals possessing this surname increased by 4.66 percent during the same period, from 494 to 517, indicating that more people were bearing the Bowron name, even though its overall rank dropped. The proportion per 100,000 people remained stable at 0.18 both in 2000 and 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#41,522	#42,030	-1.22%
Count	494	517	4.66%
Proportion per 100k	0.18	0.18	0%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Bowron

In terms of ethnicity, based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the majority of those bearing the surname Bowron identified as White, with a small decrease in this ethnic identity from 96.15 percent in 2000 to 94.97 percent in 2010. Those identifying with two or more races saw an increase from 1.62 percent to 1.74 percent over the decade. Interestingly, there was a new appearance of the Hispanic ethnicity within the Bowron population in 2010, representing 1.74 percent. No individuals with the surname identified themselves as Asian/Pacific Islander or Black in either census year. American Indian and Alaskan Native representation also disappeared in the 2010 census after accounting for 1.01 percent in 2000.

	2000	2010	Change
White	96.15%	94.97%	-1.23%
Two or More Races	1.62%	1.74%	7.41%
Hispanic	0%	1.74%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	1.01%	0%	0%