Dowling Surname

10,387th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 54,241 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Ireland

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

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States23,0571:15,7201,997
England8,8391:6,304907
Australia8,5821:3,146439
Ireland7,7891:605100
Canada2,1781:16,9172,432
New Zealand8421:5,378869
South Africa6961:77,8429,659
Scotland3981:13,4521,747
Wales3731:8,296924
Northern Ireland2451:7,5311,294
Argentina1411:303,14524,179
Malta1081:3,984279
Bermuda921:710106
Thailand751:941,845145,864
Spain711:658,47929,555
Portugal661:157,8526,835
Germany491:1,642,96996,430
France481:1,383,807136,859
Singapore471:117,1854,783
Mexico451:2,758,36022,009
Dominican Republic391:267,5119,432
Netherlands381:444,39944,765
United States Virgin Islands381:2,905495
India301:25,568,846339,406
Sweden281:351,67024,678
Chile251:704,65916,160
Switzerland231:357,08327,273
Jamaica231:124,7804,616
Brazil211:10,194,016213,214
Isle of Man201:4,291899
Aruba181:5,749789
Jersey151:6,6131,336
Peru141:2,270,29426,427
Barbados111:26,1321,223
Italy111:5,559,699110,230
Philippines101:10,123,822213,993
Qatar91:262,00030,726
Egypt91:10,215,08448,153
Denmark91:627,19136,734
Hungary81:1,227,03553,030
Norway81:642,78647,258
Malaysia81:3,686,778134,908
South Korea61:8,540,0431,433
China51:273,464,31313,838
Czechia41:2,658,367127,801
Bahrain41:337,1526,054
Brunei41:104,6832,048
Ecuador41:3,976,46228,589
French Polynesia41:70,2014,444
Finland41:1,374,17650,379
Taiwan31:7,814,91541,694
Belgium31:3,832,215117,288
Norfolk Island31:765177
Austria31:2,838,47893,604
Indonesia31:44,083,065698,220
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Venezuela21:15,102,03869,873
Poland21:19,004,374199,659
Greece21:5,539,895129,142
Panama21:1,956,12915,285
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
Fiji11:894,3914,568
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Rwanda11:11,364,9785,947
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
British Virgin Islands11:31,5941,029
Curaçao11:157,2471,313
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Solomon Islands11:580,02922,243
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland4,1141:1,077200
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England3,1081:7,8431,198
Wales1051:14,937882
Scotland901:41,5913,112
Jersey41:12,9712,116
Isle of Man41:13,5671,192
Guernsey11:32,6562,283
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4,6751:10,7421,407

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]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Ó Dúinlaing One of the “Seven Septs of Leix”. Bibl; IF 127 etc.; Map Leix; Plate IX

A Guide to Irish Names (1964) by Edward MacLysaght

(Irish) Grandson of Dunlang, an ancient Irish name; grandson of Dubhfhlann (black Flann).

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Dowling Last Name Facts

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

The surname Dowling (Marathi: डॉविंलग) occurs more in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may also appear as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of Dowling.

How Common Is The Last Name Dowling? popularity and diffusion

The surname Dowling is the 10,387th most widespread family name globally It is held by around 1 in 134,355 people. The surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 44 percent of Dowling are found; 43 percent are found in North America and 43 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 720,105th most prevalent first name on earth It is held by 162 people.

Dowling is most frequently held in The United States, where it is borne by 23,057 people, or 1 in 15,720. In The United States Dowling is mostly concentrated in: New York, where 10 percent live, Florida, where 9 percent live and Georgia, where 6 percent live. Apart from The United States Dowling occurs in 84 countries. It also occurs in England, where 16 percent live and Australia, where 16 percent live.

Dowling Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Dowling has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Dowling last name expanded 493 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 284 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it expanded 189 percent between 1901 and 2014; in Scotland it expanded 442 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it expanded 355 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Dowling Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Dowling surname is predominantly Catholic (94%) in Ireland.

In The United States Dowling are 7.78% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 54.55% being registered with the 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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dowlling935/
Hdowling931/
Ddowling930/
Dowlng926/
D'Dowling881/
Dowelling881/
Dewling86298/
Dawling8674/
Dobling8627/
Dovling8612/
Dowleng861/
Duwling860/
Dawlings8015/
Doubling802/
Doovling800/
Dosvling800/
Duwelling751/
Dewelling750/
Dabling71152/
Dubling7115/
Duvling7111/
Davling717/
Daublink530/

Dowling Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Dowling in the Marathi language
डॉविंलगdovinlaga-

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