Pow Family Crest and Last Name Background

Seen on a birth certificate or a ship's manifest, Pow is usually a form of Poe. Its meaning, shared with Poe, is “Peacock”.

• Pow ranked 55,741 in the 2010 US Census, with 368 people answering to the name.
• Pow is listed among the recognised spellings of Poe.
• Local scribes, dialects and emigration all left their mark on how the name was written.

Family crest and blazon

Looking for a Pow coat of arms? Arms were granted to families, not to surnames, and our research shows which heraldic tradition fits yours. Want more than a summary? See the Pow family name pack.