Powderly

English

Etymology

Irish habitational surname from a place in Meath.

Proper noun

Powderly (countable and uncountable, plural Powderlys)

1. A surname from Irish.
2. A city in Muhlenberg County, Kentucky, United States.
3. A census-designated place in Lamar County, Texas, United States.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Powderly is the 48800^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 432 individuals. Powderly is most common among White (97.22%) individuals.

Further reading

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