Pow

Pow

See also: pow, POW, PoW, pow., and pōw

English

Etymology

Three possible origins:

• A variant of the English surname Poe.
• Borrowed from Cantonese 包 (bau) and 鮑 (bau); compare Bao, which derives from the standard Chinese pronounciation of these characters.
• Borrowed from Hokkien 傅 (pò͘); compare Fu, which derives from the standard Chinese pronounciation of these characters.

Proper noun

Pow (plural Pows)

1. A surname.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Pow is the 55741^st most common surname in the United States, belonging to 368 individuals. Pow is most common among White (56.25%), Asian/Pacific Islander (21.47%) and Black/African American (13.32%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Pow”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.