Surname Checker / Powell
How Common Is the Last Name Powell?
Estimated U.S. bearers of the surname Powell today
248,986
Ranked #101 of 162,254 published surnames · 76.23 per 100,000 Americans (2010 Census) · 224,874 bearers counted in 2010, scaled to today's population.
Ancestry breakdown reported in the 2010 Census
White
67.2%
Black
27.12%
Asian / Pacific Islander
0.46%
Hispanic
2.31%
Percentages are the Census Bureau's published figures for surname bearers in 2010. Figures are estimates from public records — see the methodology page.