Dowie Surname

114,840th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,024 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Northern Ireland

Dowie Surname Definition:

Most probably shortened from (Macil) dowie, which see. The name occurs in Macildowie territory. John Mc John Dowy in Boespick and Thomas Mc Allester Dowie in Dalquhalliche were fined for reset of Clan Gregor, 1613 (RPC., XIV, p. 632). Andrew Dowie, indweller in Anstruther, 1697 (Inputs.

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Dowie Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England8101:68,7887,946
Australia7601:35,5214,681
Scotland6401:8,3651,226
United States4751:763,07159,419
South Africa3991:135,78415,735
New Zealand2541:17,8283,127
Northern Ireland2441:7,5621,297
Canada2371:155,46715,773
Jamaica771:37,2722,513
Liberia331:133,5929,935
Ireland151:313,92910,911
Zimbabwe121:1,286,52073,455
Papua New Guinea81:1,019,215101,897
Argentina71:6,106,202178,634
Greece51:2,215,95891,893
Wales51:618,90625,852
Germany41:20,126,365436,245
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
Malaysia31:9,831,408269,765
Jersey31:33,0674,675
Indonesia31:44,083,065698,220
Spain31:15,584,012120,866
Namibia21:1,204,70016,113
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Turkey21:38,910,711171,901
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Gibraltar11:33,9541,660
Belize11:355,4743,977
France11:66,422,722504,397
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Isle of Man11:85,8224,091
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland961:46,1444,020
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland5931:6,312911
England1391:175,36214,652
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States821:612,42340,920

Dowie (105) may also be a first name.

Dowie Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Most probably shortened from (Macil) dowie, which see. The name occurs in Macildowie territory. John Mc John Dowy in Boespick and Thomas Mc Allester Dowie in Dalquhalliche were fined for reset of Clan Gregor, 1613 (RPC., XIV, p. 632). Andrew Dowie, indweller in Anstruther, 1697 (Inputs., 7901), and seven Dowies in Dunblane and neighborhood are recorded from 1671 (Dunblane).

The Surnames of Scotland (1946) by George Fraser Black (1866-1948)

= Dow (q.v.) + the English diminutive suff. -ie.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Dowie Last Name Facts

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

Dowie is more commonly found in England than any other country/territory. It can occur as:. For other potential spellings of Dowie click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Dowie? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 114,840th most frequently used last name world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 1,811,020 people. The last name is primarily found in Europe, where 43 percent of Dowie are found; 43 percent are found in Northern Europe and 43 percent are found in British Isles. It is also the 920,134th most prevalent first name worldwide It is held by 105 people.

It is most widespread in England, where it is borne by 810 people, or 1 in 68,788. In England Dowie is most numerous in: Greater London, where 23 percent are found, Hampshire, where 7 percent are found and West Midlands, where 6 percent are found. Beside England this surname is found in 39 countries. It is also found in Australia, where 19 percent are found and Scotland, where 16 percent are found.

Dowie Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Dowie has changed over time. In England the share of the population with the surname rose 583 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it rose 108 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it rose 579 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Ireland it fell 84 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Dowie Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Dowie surname is principally Anglican (60%) in Ireland.

In The United States Dowie are 16.19% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 62.96% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Dowie earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 63.83% more than the national average, earning R 389,328 per year; in United States they earn 24.7% more than the national average, earning $53,806 USD per year and in Canada they earn 7.41% more than the national average, earning $53,365 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dowies91121/
Douwie91101/
Dowhie9127/
Dowier915/
Dowieh911/
Dowe897,646/
Dowi89899/
Doie89869/
Doswiez831/
Dowiess830/
Dobie805,382/
Dowey801,130/
Dovie80545/
Dowee80475/
Douwe80300/
Doibe80233/
Dohwe80226/
Doweh80192/
Dewie80125/
Dowai8083/
Dawie8060/
Dhoie8048/
Dogie8045/
Dowei8043/
Dhowi8040/
Douie8037/
Dowez8031/
Dohwi8028/
Douwi8014/
Dowji8013/
Doyie8013/
Dowea8012/
Doiee809/
Dowoi809/
Dooie805/
Dhowe802/
Dowwe802/
Doewe802/
Duwie802/
Hdowe801/
Hdowi801/
Doies801/
Dowgi801/
Doywe801/
Dowih801/
Tdowe801/
Doswi801/
Doweu801/
Dowui801/
Dowye801/
Dowée801/
Doowe801/
Doiez801/
Doieh801/
Doeie801/
Doi75140,806/
Doe7587,460/
Die7524,779/
Dovier73359/
Dowais73203/
Doviet73183/
Doobie73106/
Dhobie7355/
Douwee7355/
Dowwey7354/
Dowoue7354/
Doubie7350/
Duojie7343/
Dowich7333/
Dhawie7327/
Duowai7318/
Douwei7318/
Dowaia7318/
Duowoi7317/
Douvie7316/
Dohwai7315/
Dhoije7314/
Dowyer7314/
Dobiey7313/
Doewee7313/
Douwai7313/
Dawgie7311/
Dovies7310/
Dowhey739/
Doogie738/
Dowjee737/
Dhovie736/
Doweah736/
Dowhai736/
Daawie736/
Dooies734/
Doiver734/
Douweh733/
Duowei733/
Doweii732/
Dowyee732/
Dobieh732/
Douhie732/
Dowihi732/
Doohie731/
Dougie731/
Doibey731/
Doiehe731/
Doihbe731/
Doswer731/
Douieh731/
Doweer731/
Doweet731/
Doweih731/
Dowerh731/
Dowher731/
Dowoit731/
Doowio731/
Dobihe731/
Dobije731/
Doived731/
Doowed731/
Dhoiee731/
Dhowui731/
Doweis731/
Dowhij731/
Dowhiz731/
Dowhui731/
Dowhyi731/
Dowidt731/
Dowiji731/
Douwez731/
Duwihe731/
Dowest730/
Doweey730/
Dowhip730/
Dowhue730/
Dowess730/
Douied730/
Doihee730/
Dowyes730/
Dewi67433,787/
Dove6741,188/
Dawi6722,489/
Dawe6720,350/
Duwe6713,294/
Dovi6712,394/
Doue6711,865/
Doye6710,010/
Dobi676,868/
Dobe675,926/
Daie675,304/
Dije673,376/
Dewe672,316/
Doyi672,212/
Doji671,407/
Diye67992/
Douvier67911/
Diea67555/
Duwi67518/
Doia67452/
Dhoe67377/
Dhie67281/
Doit67260/
Dois67245/
Doje67192/
Dowy67174/
Doiz67172/
Doeh6796/
Deie6795/
Doii6775/
Doweidt6768/
Dhoi6744/
Duie6742/
Diey6739/
Doio6734/
Doip6729/
Diie6712/
Döwe6711/
Doid678/
Doih678/
Doewhea676/
Dgoi675/
Dawaiye674/
Dowé674/
Doweesh674/
Dyie673/
Diej673/
Doij672/
Doiy672/
Dowestt672/
Dowj672/
Daweiye672/
Douvies672/
Dhobhie671/
Dhohije671/
Dhohwai671/
Dawggie671/
Doswett671/
Douweha671/
Doweitd671/
Dowhitt671/
Douwyee671/
Tdoe671/
Duwaiye671/
Doiï671/
Dawujie671/
Daboyie671/
D'Owyer671/
Düwe671/
Dowē671/
Douwoue671/
Ddie671/
Dtdobie671/
Doweish671/
Dowwich671/
Dosweit671/
Hdie671/

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