Dowdle Surname

107,856th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,321 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
New Zealand

Dowdle Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Dowdale,' seemingly a Yorkshire place-name. Nicholaus de Dodale, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.

Johannes de Dowedale, 1379: ibid.

Willelmus de Dowedale, 1379: ibid.

Willelmus Doudale, 1379 ibid.

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Dowdle Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3,1861:113,76612,309
Australia4061:66,4927,929
England2781:200,42517,512
New Zealand1801:25,1574,394
Canada1261:292,42527,191
South Africa1021:531,15442,340
Wales261:119,0209,008
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
South Korea21:25,620,1284,175
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Swaziland11:1,298,1991,718
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland151:295,32411,912
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1241:196,57615,750
Wales271:58,0892,880
Scotland51:748,64318,576
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4851:103,54410,448

Dowdle Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Dowdale,' seemingly a Yorkshire place-name. Nicholaus de Dodale, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.

Johannes de Dowedale, 1379: ibid.

Willelmus de Dowedale, 1379: ibid.

Willelmus Doudale, 1379 ibid.

1773. Married —James Dowdell and Mary Morris: St. George, Hanover Square.

1775. — James Vicary and Grace Dowdle: ibid.

1801. Henry Kusder and Jane Dowdall: ibid.

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

= Dowdall, q.v.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Dowdle Last Name Facts

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

The surname Dowdle is borne by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Dowdle? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 107,856th most frequently used last name at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 1,686,542 people. The surname Dowdle occurs mostly in The Americas, where 69 percent of Dowdle are found; 69 percent are found in North America and 69 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

The surname Dowdle is most prevalent in The United States, where it is borne by 3,186 people, or 1 in 113,766. In The United States it is most numerous in: Texas, where 10 percent are found, North Carolina, where 9 percent are found and Utah, where 8 percent are found. Aside from The United States this surname occurs in 18 countries. It is also common in Australia, where 9 percent are found and England, where 6 percent are found.

Dowdle Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Dowdle has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Dowdle surname expanded 657 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 224 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it decreased 4 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Dowdle Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Dowdle surname is predominantly Catholic (60%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Dowdle surname are 20.22% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 66.99% registered with the party.

The amount Dowdle earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 82.58% more than the national average, earning R 433,884 per year; in United States they earn 1.08% more than the national average, earning $43,616 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.48% less than the national average, earning $46,958 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dowdles92101/
Dowdley9280/
Dowdele921/
Dowdlee921/
Dowdlle920/
Dowdelle861/
Dawdle831/
Dewdle830/
Dowdla830/
Dhobdle771/
Dowdeal771/
Dowdlay771/
Devdle671/
Dabdle671/

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