Powder

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English

Etymology

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Proper noun

Powder (plural Powders)

1. A surname.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Powder is the 143149^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 116 individuals. Powder is most common among White (75.0%) and Black/African American (19.83%) individuals.

Further reading

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