Dowdeswell Surname

308,737th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,222 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Monaco

Dowdeswell Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Dowdeswell,' a parish in Gloucestershire, four miles from Cheltenham.

William de Doudeswell, Oxfordshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Robert de Doudeswell, Gloucestershire, ibid.

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Dowdeswell Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England8311:67,0497,767
Wales871:35,5693,540
Canada561:657,95753,499
Australia501:539,91440,287
New Zealand471:96,34713,070
United States441:8,237,703362,142
South Africa301:1,805,92385,708
Northern Ireland251:73,8015,249
Scotland211:254,94412,577
France81:8,302,840321,660
Monaco71:5,295668
Jersey51:19,8403,614
Netherlands51:3,377,435111,911
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England3491:69,8437,843
Wales281:56,0152,800
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:12,554,671503,821

Dowdeswell Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Dowdeswell,' a parish in Gloucestershire, four miles from Cheltenham.

William de Doudeswell, Oxfordshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Robert de Doudeswell, Gloucestershire, ibid.

4682. William Dowdeswell, of Aston, Gloucestershire, and Elizabeth Gibbard: Marriage Lic. (Faculty Office).

1778. Married — William Weller Pepys and Elizabeth Dowdeswell: St. George, Hanover Square.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

(English) belonging to Dowdeswell = Dud(d)’s Well [Old English w(i)ella, a spring]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

A parish in Gloucestershire.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

The Dowdeswells of the vicinity of Stroud bear the name of a Gloucestershire parish or township.

Homes of Family Names in Great Britain (1890) by Henry Brougham Guppy

Dowdeswell Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Dowdeswell Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Dowdeswell is found in England more than any other country or territory. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Dowdeswell? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 308,737th most numerous surname on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 5,963,622 people. Dowdeswell is primarily found in Europe, where 81 percent of Dowdeswell live; 79 percent live in Northern Europe and 79 percent live in British Isles.

The last name is most commonly held in England, where it is held by 831 people, or 1 in 67,049. In England Dowdeswell is most frequent in: Greater London, where 14 percent live, Gloucestershire, where 14 percent live and West Midlands, where 6 percent live. Not including England this surname exists in 16 countries. It also occurs in Wales, where 7 percent live and Canada, where 5 percent live.

Dowdeswell Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Dowdeswell has changed over time. In England the number of people who held the Dowdeswell surname expanded 238 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it expanded 311 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it expanded 1,100 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Dowdeswell Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Dowdeswell surname is chiefly Anglican (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Dowdeswell surname are 28.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 75% registered with the party.

The amount Dowdeswell earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 87.26% more than the national average, earning R 445,008 per year; in United States they earn 15.36% more than the national average, earning $49,775 USD per year and in Canada they earn 29.71% more than the national average, earning $64,446 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dowdswell958/
Dowedeswell951/
Dodeswell950/
Dawdeswell901/
Doudeswell900/
Dowdaswell900/
Dodswell8911/
Dadswell781,377/
Dedswell781/
Dudswell781/
Dodsel750/
Tideswell741,123/
Dadaswell741/
Tidoswell741/
Tadeswell740/
Daudswell740/
Tew-Dowswell734/
Dodsoll710/
Tidswell671,724/
Todswell671/
Tedswell671/
Dodisela671/
Dadswill670/

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