Dowick Surname

7,593,402nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6 people bear this surname

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

Dowick Surname Definition:

From dow-ick, probably for dower-ick, the place by the water. Dew-ick would signify the dark place.

Dowick Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England81:3,046,92180,371
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:12,554,671503,821

Dowick Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

From dow-ick, probably for dower-ick, the place by the water. Dew-ick would signify the dark place.

Patronymica Cornu-Britannica (1870) by Richard Stephen Charnock

Dowick Last Name Facts

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

The surname Dowick is found most in The United States. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Dowick? popularity and diffusion

The surname Dowick is the 7,593,402nd most frequently occurring family name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 1,214,590,986 people. Dowick occurs mostly in The Americas, where 83 percent of Dowick live; 83 percent live in North America and 83 percent live in Anglo-North America.

This last name is most widespread in The United States, where it is carried by 5 people, or 1 in 72,491,787. In The United States it is most prevalent in: Massachusetts, where 80 percent live and Connecticut, where 20 percent live. Other than The United States this surname occurs in one country. It also occurs in New Zealand, where 17 percent live.

Dowick Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Dowick has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Dowick last name expanded 125 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Dowick Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Dowick surname are 26.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 80% registered with the political party.

Dowick earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In United States they earn 56.14% more than the national average, earning $67,375 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

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Dewick831,126/
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Doweik835/
Dobick834/
Dowike834/
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Dowiec831/
Dawicke7727/
Daswick7719/
Douweik776/
Deweick774/
Dowek73413/
Dewik73136/
Dovik7345/
Dovic7332/
Dawik7321/
Dawic732/
Dowec732/
Devick67378/
Davick67240/
Doubic6739/
Deweik6714/
Douwek676/
Deweck676/
Dawike672/
Dovaik672/
Dewijk672/
Dovics671/
Dewaik671/
Dewicc671/
Doveck671/
Dawisk671/
Dawiek671/
Dávick671/
Dowyok671/
Dawict670/

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Dowick
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