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

The last name Dowdy (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻟﺪﻭﺩﻱ) is carried by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It can also occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

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

This surname is the 28,010^th most prevalent surname on earth, held by around 1 in 379,757 people. It is primarily found in The Americas, where 84 percent of Dowdy live; 84 percent live in North America and 84 percent live in Anglo-North America. Dowdy is also the 1,396,783^rd most widely held given name internationally It is held by 51 people.

The surname Dowdy is most commonly held in The United States, where it is carried by 18,162 people, or 1 in 19,957. In The United States Dowdy is mostly found in: Georgia, where 11 percent live, Virginia, where 10 percent live and Texas, where 9 percent live. Aside from The United States this surname is found in 29 countries. It also occurs in Australia, where 3 percent live and England, where 1 percent live.

Dowdy Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The prevalency of Dowdy has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Dowdy surname rose 870 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 155 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Dowdy Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the last name is primarily Baptist (86%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Dowdy last name are 13.92% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 60.69% being registered with the party.

The amount Dowdy earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 5.81% less than the national average, earning $40,640 USD per year and in Canada they earn 7.98% less than the national average, earning $45,717 CAD per year.