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

The surname Dowd is found in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can also be found as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

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

Dowd is the 19,407^th most commonly held surname worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 257,765 people. Dowd is primarily found in The Americas, where 72 percent of Dowd are found; 71 percent are found in North America and 71 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Dowd is also the 578,640^th most widely held given name in the world, borne by 239 people.

It is most frequently used in The United States, where it is carried by 19,365 people, or 1 in 18,717. In The United States it is most frequent in: New York, where 11 percent are found, California, where 8 percent are found and Massachusetts, where 8 percent are found. Apart from The United States Dowd exists in 60 countries. It also occurs in England, where 9 percent are found and Australia, where 8 percent are found.

Dowd Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The incidence of Dowd has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Dowd surname increased 441 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 308 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it contracted 23 percent between 1901 and 2014; in Scotland it increased 121 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it increased 667 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Dowd Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the last name is primarily Catholic (97%) in Ireland.

In The United States Dowd are 2.5% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 50.73% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Dowd earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 64.19% more than the national average, earning R 390,180 per year; in United States they earn 10.87% more than the national average, earning $47,840 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.6% more than the national average, earning $52,960 CAD per year.