Explore the Family Name Scow

The meaning of Scow

1. Americanized form of Norwegian Skau. 2. Perhaps English, a habitational name from Scow in Cumbria. There is also a Scow Brook in Derbyshire, and Scow Hall in North Yorkshire.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname Scow has seen a slight decrease in popularity over a decade. In 2000, it was ranked 40,987th and by 2010, it had dropped to 42,237th, a change of -3.05%. However, the number of people bearing this surname actually increased from 502 in 2000 to 514 in 2010, reflecting a growth of 2.39%. Despite this increase in count, the proportion of individuals with the Scow surname per 100,000 people declined by 10.53%.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#40,987	#42,237	-3.05%
Count	502	514	2.39%
Proportion per 100k	0.19	0.17	-10.53%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Scow

With regards to the ethnic identity associated with the surname Scow, the Decennial U.S. Census data shows that the majority of people with this surname identified as White in both 2000 (94.82%) and 2010 (94.94%). There was a slight increase of 0.13% over the decade. The next largest group identified as Hispanic, with this representation growing from 2.19% to 2.53% between 2000 and 2010, an increase of 15.53%. Additionally, the data shows a significant increase in those identifying with two or more races, moving from 1.00% to 1.56%, a jump of 56%. Meanwhile, the percentage of those identifying as American Indian and Alaskan Native fell from 1.20% to zero, while the percentages for Asian/Pacific Islander and Black remained steady at zero.

	2000	2010	Change
White	94.82%	94.94%	0.13%
Hispanic	2.19%	2.53%	15.53%
Two or More Races	1%	1.56%	56%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	1.2%	0%	0%