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

The surname Dowd occurs in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

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

The surname Dowd is the 19,407^th most frequently occurring last name at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 257,765 people. The surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 72 percent of Dowd reside; 71 percent reside in North America and 71 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Dowd is also the 578,640^th most frequently occurring first name world-wide. It is borne by 239 people.

The surname is most frequently held in The United States, where it is borne by 19,365 people, or 1 in 18,717. In The United States Dowd is most frequent in: New York, where 11 percent live, California, where 8 percent live and Massachusetts, where 8 percent live. Excluding The United States it occurs in 60 countries. It is also found in England, where 9 percent live and Australia, where 8 percent live.

Dowd Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The frequency of Dowd has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Dowd surname increased 441 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 308 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it declined 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 holding the last name is principally Catholic (97%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Dowd surname are 2.5% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 50.73% being registered with the 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.