Powis

See also: pòwis

English

Etymology

Variant of Powys.

Proper noun

Powis (plural Powises)

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

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