Dowling Surname
Approximately 54,241 people bear this surname
Dowling Surname Definition:
(Celtic) 1 Brown- Spear [Irish Dunlang—dun(n, brown + lang, a spear] 2 for Dowlan = Doolan, q.v. (English) Dweller at the Dowl or Dole Meadow [v. under Dole 1 and + Old Northern English ing, Old Norse eng, a meadow]
Dowling Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 23,057 | 1:15,720 | 1,997 |
| England | 8,839 | 1:6,304 | 907 |
| Australia | 8,582 | 1:3,146 | 439 |
| Ireland | 7,789 | 1:605 | 100 |
| Canada | 2,178 | 1:16,917 | 2,432 |
| New Zealand | 842 | 1:5,378 | 869 |
| South Africa | 696 | 1:77,842 | 9,659 |
| Scotland | 398 | 1:13,452 | 1,747 |
| Wales | 373 | 1:8,296 | 924 |
| Northern Ireland | 245 | 1:7,531 | 1,294 |
| Argentina | 141 | 1:303,145 | 24,179 |
| Malta | 108 | 1:3,984 | 279 |
| Bermuda | 92 | 1:710 | 106 |
| Thailand | 75 | 1:941,845 | 145,864 |
| Spain | 71 | 1:658,479 | 29,555 |
| Portugal | 66 | 1:157,852 | 6,835 |
| Germany | 49 | 1:1,642,969 | 96,430 |
| France | 48 | 1:1,383,807 | 136,859 |
| Singapore | 47 | 1:117,185 | 4,783 |
| Mexico | 45 | 1:2,758,360 | 22,009 |
| Dominican Republic | 39 | 1:267,511 | 9,432 |
| Netherlands | 38 | 1:444,399 | 44,765 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 38 | 1:2,905 | 495 |
| India | 30 | 1:25,568,846 | 339,406 |
| Sweden | 28 | 1:351,670 | 24,678 |
| Chile | 25 | 1:704,659 | 16,160 |
| Switzerland | 23 | 1:357,083 | 27,273 |
| Jamaica | 23 | 1:124,780 | 4,616 |
| Brazil | 21 | 1:10,194,016 | 213,214 |
| Isle of Man | 20 | 1:4,291 | 899 |
| Aruba | 18 | 1:5,749 | 789 |
| Jersey | 15 | 1:6,613 | 1,336 |
| Peru | 14 | 1:2,270,294 | 26,427 |
| Barbados | 11 | 1:26,132 | 1,223 |
| Italy | 11 | 1:5,559,699 | 110,230 |
| Philippines | 10 | 1:10,123,822 | 213,993 |
| Qatar | 9 | 1:262,000 | 30,726 |
| Egypt | 9 | 1:10,215,084 | 48,153 |
| Denmark | 9 | 1:627,191 | 36,734 |
| Hungary | 8 | 1:1,227,035 | 53,030 |
| Norway | 8 | 1:642,786 | 47,258 |
| Malaysia | 8 | 1:3,686,778 | 134,908 |
| South Korea | 6 | 1:8,540,043 | 1,433 |
| China | 5 | 1:273,464,313 | 13,838 |
| Czechia | 4 | 1:2,658,367 | 127,801 |
| Bahrain | 4 | 1:337,152 | 6,054 |
| Brunei | 4 | 1:104,683 | 2,048 |
| Ecuador | 4 | 1:3,976,462 | 28,589 |
| French Polynesia | 4 | 1:70,201 | 4,444 |
| Finland | 4 | 1:1,374,176 | 50,379 |
| Taiwan | 3 | 1:7,814,915 | 41,694 |
| Belgium | 3 | 1:3,832,215 | 117,288 |
| Norfolk Island | 3 | 1:765 | 177 |
| Austria | 3 | 1:2,838,478 | 93,604 |
| Indonesia | 3 | 1:44,083,065 | 698,220 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Venezuela | 2 | 1:15,102,038 | 69,873 |
| Poland | 2 | 1:19,004,374 | 199,659 |
| Greece | 2 | 1:5,539,895 | 129,142 |
| Panama | 2 | 1:1,956,129 | 15,285 |
| Mauritius | 1 | 1:1,293,417 | 16,552 |
| Fiji | 1 | 1:894,391 | 4,568 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
| Azerbaijan | 1 | 1:9,649,122 | 47,873 |
| Vietnam | 1 | 1:92,646,054 | 8,382 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Bahamas | 1 | 1:391,751 | 2,737 |
| Rwanda | 1 | 1:11,364,978 | 5,947 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 1 | 1:1,363,975 | 22,013 |
| Costa Rica | 1 | 1:4,780,069 | 13,345 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
| British Virgin Islands | 1 | 1:31,594 | 1,029 |
| Curaçao | 1 | 1:157,247 | 1,313 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Solomon Islands | 1 | 1:580,029 | 22,243 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 4,114 | 1:1,077 | 200 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 3,108 | 1:7,843 | 1,198 |
| Wales | 105 | 1:14,937 | 882 |
| Scotland | 90 | 1:41,591 | 3,112 |
| Jersey | 4 | 1:12,971 | 2,116 |
| Isle of Man | 4 | 1:13,567 | 1,192 |
| Guernsey | 1 | 1:32,656 | 2,283 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 4,675 | 1:10,742 | 1,407 |
Dowling (162) may also be a first name.
Dowling Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
(Celtic) 1 Brown- Spear [Irish Dunlang—dun(n, brown + lang, a spear] 2 for Dowlan = Doolan, q.v. (English) Dweller at the Dowl or Dole Meadow [v. under Dole 1 and + Old Northern English ing, Old Norse eng, a meadow]
Ó Dúinlaing One of the “Seven Septs of Leix”. Bibl; IF 127 etc.; Map Leix; Plate IX
(Irish) Grandson of Dunlang, an ancient Irish name; grandson of Dubhfhlann (black Flann).
Dowling Demographics
Average Male Dowling Height
177.24 cm
Average Female Dowling Height
162.82 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Dowling Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Dowling Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Dowling (Marathi: डॉविंलग) is borne by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Dowling? popularity and diffusion
It is the 10,387th most common surname throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 134,355 people. The surname Dowling is mostly found in The Americas, where 44 percent of Dowling reside; 43 percent reside in North America and 43 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 720,105th most widely held forename globally It is held by 162 people.
The last name Dowling is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is carried by 23,057 people, or 1 in 15,720. In The United States Dowling is most numerous in: New York, where 10 percent reside, Florida, where 9 percent reside and Georgia, where 6 percent reside. Excluding The United States it is found in 84 countries. It also occurs in England, where 16 percent reside and Australia, where 16 percent reside.
Dowling Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Dowling has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Dowling surname increased 493 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 284 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it increased 189 percent between 1901 and 2014; in Scotland it increased 442 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it increased 355 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Dowling Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the Dowling surname is chiefly Catholic (94%) in Ireland.
In The United States those holding the Dowling surname are 7.78% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 54.55% registered with the political party.
The amount Dowling earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 8.07% less than the national average, earning 318,153 kr per year; in Peru they earn 68.97% less than the national average, earning S/. 6,016 per year; in South Africa they earn 41.06% more than the national average, earning R 335,220 per year; in United States they earn 7.95% more than the national average, earning $46,579 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.91% more than the national average, earning $53,116 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dowlling | 93 | 5 | / |
| Hdowling | 93 | 1 | / |
| Ddowling | 93 | 0 | / |
| Dowlng | 92 | 6 | / |
| D'Dowling | 88 | 1 | / |
| Dowelling | 88 | 1 | / |
| Dewling | 86 | 298 | / |
| Dawling | 86 | 74 | / |
| Dobling | 86 | 27 | / |
| Dovling | 86 | 12 | / |
| Dowleng | 86 | 1 | / |
| Duwling | 86 | 0 | / |
| Dawlings | 80 | 15 | / |
| Doubling | 80 | 2 | / |
| Doovling | 80 | 0 | / |
| Dosvling | 80 | 0 | / |
| Duwelling | 75 | 1 | / |
| Dewelling | 75 | 0 | / |
| Dabling | 71 | 152 | / |
| Dubling | 71 | 15 | / |
| Duvling | 71 | 11 | / |
| Davling | 71 | 7 | / |
| Daublink | 53 | 0 | / |
Dowling Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Dowling in the Marathi language | ||
| डॉविंलग | dovinlaga | - |
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