Powis

See also: pòwis

English

Etymology

Variant of Powys.

Proper noun

Powis (plural Powises)

1. A surname from Welsh.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Powis is the 56710^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 360 individuals. Powis is most common among White (85.83%) and Black/African American (10.83%) individuals.

Further reading

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