Explore the Family Name Jowdy

The meaning of Jowdy

Origin undetermined.

Dictionary of American Family Names, 2nd edition, © Oxford University Press, 2022.

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

According to data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Jowdy has seen minor changes in its popularity from 2000 to 2010. In 2000, it was ranked as the 95,567th most common surname and changed slightly to the 101,247th spot in 2010, representing a decrease of approximately 5.94 percent. The total count for this surname increased marginally from 177 in 2000 to 178 in 2010, which is a growth rate of 0.56 percent. However, when we consider the proportion per 100k people, there was a slight decline from 0.07 in 2000 to 0.06 in 2010, indicating a decrease of about 14.29 percent.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#95,567	#101,247	-5.94%
Count	177	178	0.56%
Proportion per 100k	0.07	0.06	-14.29%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Jowdy

The ethnic identity associated with the surname Jowdy saw some minor shifts between 2000 and 2010, based on the Decennial U.S. Census data. The majority of individuals with this surname identified as White, though the percentage decreased slightly from 97.74 percent in 2000 to 96.07 percent in 2010, a drop of nearly 1.71 percent. There were no recorded instances of this surname among individuals identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander, Hispanic, or American Indian and Alaskan Native in either census year. The data also indicates that by 2010, a small portion of the individuals with the Jowdy surname began identifying as Black, while previously in 2000, there were no reported instances. There were no individuals who identified as belonging to two or more races in either census year.

	2000	2010	Change
White	97.74%	96.07%	-1.71%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Two or More Races	0%	0%	0%
Hispanic	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%