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

The surname Dowd is held by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It may also be found as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

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

This surname is the 19,407^th most frequently used last name worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 257,765 people. The last name Dowd 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 numerous first name in the world It is held by 239 people.

This last name is most commonly held in The United States, where it is carried by 19,365 people, or 1 in 18,717. In The United States it is most common in: New York, where 11 percent reside, California, where 8 percent reside and Massachusetts, where 8 percent reside. Excluding The United States this last name is found in 60 countries. It is also found in England, where 9 percent reside and Australia, where 8 percent reside.

Dowd Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The frequency of Dowd has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the 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 holding the surname is primarily Catholic (97%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Dowd last name are 2.5% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 50.73% registered to vote for 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.