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Where Does The Last Name Downes Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

Downes is most common in England. It may also be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Downes? ^{popularity and diffusion}

Downes is the 18,100^th most commonly held family name throughout the world, held by around 1 in 238,928 people. The surname Downes is primarily found in Europe, where 45 percent of Downes live; 44 percent live in Northern Europe and 44 percent live in British Isles. Downes is also the 1,874,099^th most frequently used forename worldwide, held by 31 people.

The surname is most frequent in England, where it is borne by 10,050 people, or 1 in 5,544. In England Downes is most numerous in: Greater London, where 13 percent live, West Midlands, where 9 percent live and Greater Manchester, where 5 percent live. Not including England this surname occurs in 76 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 27 percent live and Australia, where 16 percent live.

Downes Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The occurrence of Downes has changed through the years. In England the number of people carrying the Downes surname grew 283 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it grew 536 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Ireland it grew 178 percent between 1901 and 2014; in Wales it grew 820 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it grew 349 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Downes Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious devotion of those holding the surname is predominantly Catholic (88%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Downes surname are 5.98% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 52.75% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Downes earn in different countries varies markedly. In Norway they earn 32.59% less than the national average, earning 233,281 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 10.45% more than the national average, earning R 262,464 per year; in United States they earn 7.43% more than the national average, earning $46,357 USD per year and in Canada they earn 8.32% more than the national average, earning $53,815 CAD per year.