Dowery Surname

904,049th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 295 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Northern Ireland

Dowery Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Dowery Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2331:1,555,618105,142
Northern Ireland171:108,5326,545
India161:47,941,586492,263
England131:4,286,005132,302
Australia71:3,856,529135,538
South Africa51:10,835,541204,227
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England51:4,875,074116,529
Wales31:522,80514,314
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States681:738,51047,095

Dowery Last Name Facts

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

Dowery is borne by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It can occur as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Dowery? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 904,049th most frequently held last name worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 24,703,545 people. The surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 78 percent of Dowery are found; 78 percent are found in North America and 78 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

The last name is most frequently used in The United States, where it is carried by 233 people, or 1 in 1,555,618. In The United States Dowery is mostly found in: Maryland, where 50 percent are found, Illinois, where 9 percent are found and New York, where 9 percent are found. Excluding The United States it is found in 9 countries. It is also common in Northern Ireland, where 6 percent are found and India, where 5 percent are found.

Dowery Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Dowery has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Dowery surname rose 343 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 260 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it fell 67 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Dowery Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the last name is principally Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Dowery surname are 27.33% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 80.56% being registered to vote for the party.

Dowery earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 12.06% less than the national average, earning $37,944 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Doweary9242/
Doweray921/
Doery91226/
Douweiry861/
Dowera83456/
Dowary83261/
Doiery8352/
Doerry8335/
Dowere8328/
Douery8317/
Dewery8315/
Doweri8312/
Dovery837/
Dawery832/
Doeriy831/
Dobery830/
Duwery830/
Douwere7724/
Dewerey7712/
Doveray775/
Doberay774/
Doberiy773/
Dhowera771/
Dhawery771/
Doobery771/
Dowaryh771/
Dowergi771/
Doggery770/
Doveroy770/
Dowirer770/
Dovgery770/
Deery734,079/
Deary732,544/
Deury732,291/
Doury731,247/
Diery73247/
Duery7366/
Doeri7346/
Doere7344/
Deiry7335/
Doiry733/
Daery732/
Dobeiray719/
Doveiray713/
Douwarey711/
Duoberry710/
Dowari674,415/
Devery671,644/
Doveri671,427/
Dubery67642/
Doiray67617/
Doerge67518/
Dovera67446/
Devary67412/
Dhoury67358/
Doiryo67264/
Doerre67258/
Dearry67108/
Doyere67106/
Dearey67105/
Dovere6787/
Davory6764/
Deiray6756/
Davery6751/
Dewere6751/
Dourey6748/
Dabery6745/
Dheiry6744/
Deerey6740/
Doutry6738/
Deasry6737/
Dobere6734/
Douray6733/
Deweri6731/
Deutry6731/
Deatry6729/
Devory6725/
Dowori6721/
Douere6720/
Dewary6718/
Doyeri6718/
Deyrey6715/
Dehary6714/
Douroy6714/
Doehre6713/
Deeray6712/
Dierry6711/
Dawary6710/
Duwera6710/
Deuray678/
Duiery678/
Daweri678/
Doehri677/
Doyiry676/
Deyray675/
Doyary675/
Doberi674/
Douera674/
Dyeryo674/
Dowiri674/
Doware672/
Dawere672/
Dyerry672/
Dourer672/
Doeraj671/
Dojere671/
Dhoere671/
Dawera671/
Duerry671/
Dougherry671/
Dowira671/
Deuery671/
Duwere671/
Doerai671/
Dojeri671/
Deviry671/
Deyrys671/
Doyroy671/
Dhaery671/
Duvery670/
Dourry670/
Deeary670/
Deeriy670/
Deerry670/
Dovary670/
Dueray670/
Deitry670/
Deiory670/
Doitry670/
Deurry670/
Deirry670/
Dowire670/
Doerea670/

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Dowery
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