Explore the Family Name Cowger

The meaning of Cowger

Americanized form of German Gauger. History: Bearers of the name Cowger are descended from Johan Conrad Gauger, who came to North America from Germany in 1736 and settled in Pendleton County, WV.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the surname "Cowger" has seen a slight decline between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, it was ranked at 14,122 but fell to 14,724 by 2010, indicating a decrease of 4.26%. Despite this, the actual count of individuals with this last name increased from 1,955 to 2,018 during the same period, marking a growth of 3.22%. However, the proportion of people bearing the surname Cowger per 100,000 dropped by 5.56%, from 0.72 in 2000 to 0.68 in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#14,122	#14,724	-4.26%
Count	1,955	2,018	3.22%
Proportion per 100k	0.72	0.68	-5.56%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Cowger

When analyzing ethnicity associated with the Cowger surname using data from the Decennial U.S. Census, we find that the majority of individuals identify as White, with a slight decrease from 94.99% in 2000 to 94.10% in 2010. The number of people who identify as Hispanic increased by nearly half, rising from 1.99% to 2.97%. Those identifying as belonging to two or more races also saw an increase, from 1.18% to 1.54%. The percentage of individuals identifying as American Indian and Alaskan Native decreased from 0.87% to 0.69%. Additionally, small percentages were recorded for Black and Asian/Pacific Islander ethnicities in 2010, which were not present in the 2000 data.

	2000	2010	Change
White	94.99%	94.1%	-0.94%
Hispanic	1.99%	2.97%	49.25%
Two or More Races	1.18%	1.54%	30.51%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0.87%	0.69%	-20.69%
Black	0%	0.45%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0.25%	0%