Dowlen Surname

338,735th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,086 people bear this surname

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

Dowlen Surname Definition:

= Doolan, q.v. There are several places called Downie in Scotland which have probably assimi­lated their Celtic diminutive suff. (-án) to the English suff.

Dowlen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,0031:361,37532,206
England601:928,63447,428
Northern Ireland211:87,8595,745
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England781:312,50520,777
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1311:383,34928,717

Dowlen (14) may also be a first name.

Dowlen Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

= Doolan, q.v. There are several places called Downie in Scotland which have probably assimi­lated their Celtic diminutive suff. (-án) to the English suff.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Dowlen Last Name Facts

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

The surname Dowlen is borne by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It may be found as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Dowlen? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 338,735th most widely held family name on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 6,710,447 people. The surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 87 percent of Dowlen are found; 87 percent are found in North America and 87 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Dowlen is also the 3,024,661st most commonly used first name in the world, held by 14 people.

It is most commonly held in The United States, where it is borne by 1,003 people, or 1 in 361,375. In The United States it is most frequent in: Tennessee, where 47 percent reside, Texas, where 15 percent reside and Georgia, where 6 percent reside. Outside of The United States this last name exists in 4 countries. It also occurs in England, where 6 percent reside and Northern Ireland, where 2 percent reside.

Dowlen Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Dowlen has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Dowlen last name expanded 766 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it decreased 23 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Dowlen Last Name Statistics demography

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

In The United States those bearing the Dowlen surname are 20.62% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 67.39% registered to vote for the political party.

Dowlen earn marginally less than the average income. In United States they earn 4.07% less than the national average, earning $41,393 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dowleng921/
Dowelen920/
Dowlean920/
Dowleyne8615/
Douwelen862/
Dowlin83675/
Dewlen83113/
Doblen8342/
Dowlng836/
Dowlyn834/
Dawlen833/
Doweln831/
Dovlen830/
Dawilen7713/
Doublen7712/
Dowline777/
Dowlind772/
Doblean772/
Doblein771/
Dowlint771/
Dawlean770/
Dowllin770/
Dovlien770/
Dobln731/
Doublein71111/
Doweling715/
Dowlling715/
Douwelin712/
Hdowling711/
Daweleng711/
Dewellen710/
Dowiling710/
Ddowling710/
Doblin67409/
Dublen6741/
Dewlin6730/
Douweling6712/
Dablen678/
Dovlin678/
Dawlin677/
Dobeln676/
Davlen673/
Dovlén672/
D'Dowling671/
Dowelling671/

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