Downie Surname
Approximately 18,285 people bear this surname
Downie Surname Definition:
Of territorial origin from the old barony of Duny or Downie (in 1331 Douney) in the parish of Monikie, Angus. The surname is still common in the district, and there was also an old Stirling family of the name. Downie is also said to be probably one of the oldest names in the parish of Kemnay (AEI.
Read More About This SurnameDownie Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 3,878 | 1:93,465 | 10,494 |
| Australia | 3,839 | 1:7,032 | 1,036 |
| Scotland | 3,690 | 1:1,451 | 252 |
| England | 3,104 | 1:17,950 | 2,569 |
| Canada | 1,535 | 1:24,004 | 3,265 |
| Jamaica | 1,061 | 1:2,705 | 426 |
| New Zealand | 429 | 1:10,556 | 1,838 |
| South Africa | 152 | 1:356,432 | 32,570 |
| Northern Ireland | 100 | 1:18,450 | 2,325 |
| Wales | 97 | 1:31,902 | 3,216 |
| Barbados | 69 | 1:4,166 | 533 |
| Argentina | 68 | 1:628,580 | 44,177 |
| Panama | 22 | 1:177,830 | 5,396 |
| Singapore | 17 | 1:323,983 | 13,856 |
| Greece | 15 | 1:738,653 | 80,079 |
| Norway | 14 | 1:367,306 | 34,015 |
| United Arab Emirates | 14 | 1:654,448 | 24,061 |
| Spain | 12 | 1:3,896,003 | 72,236 |
| Jersey | 12 | 1:8,267 | 1,718 |
| Sweden | 10 | 1:984,676 | 73,605 |
| Isle of Man | 10 | 1:8,582 | 1,778 |
| Italy | 9 | 1:6,795,188 | 113,457 |
| Germany | 9 | 1:8,945,051 | 266,530 |
| Thailand | 9 | 1:7,848,705 | 447,191 |
| Malaysia | 9 | 1:3,277,136 | 121,952 |
| India | 8 | 1:95,883,173 | 728,828 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 8 | 1:170,497 | 8,814 |
| Brazil | 8 | 1:26,759,292 | 405,030 |
| Netherlands | 6 | 1:2,814,529 | 101,176 |
| Chile | 5 | 1:3,523,295 | 39,650 |
| Switzerland | 5 | 1:1,642,583 | 87,307 |
| Hong Kong | 4 | 1:1,833,871 | 6,220 |
| France | 4 | 1:16,605,680 | 368,153 |
| Poland | 4 | 1:9,502,187 | 181,606 |
| Bangladesh | 4 | 1:39,839,193 | 17,324 |
| Bahamas | 3 | 1:130,584 | 1,472 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 3 | 1:36,792 | 4,502 |
| Ireland | 3 | 1:1,569,646 | 17,286 |
| Romania | 3 | 1:6,692,623 | 78,504 |
| Philippines | 3 | 1:33,746,074 | 302,898 |
| Mexico | 3 | 1:41,375,402 | 71,397 |
| South Korea | 2 | 1:25,620,128 | 4,175 |
| El Salvador | 2 | 1:3,171,944 | 6,376 |
| Finland | 2 | 1:2,748,351 | 72,663 |
| Indonesia | 2 | 1:66,124,597 | 756,638 |
| Azerbaijan | 2 | 1:4,824,561 | 42,415 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Tonga | 1 | 1:107,313 | 791 |
| Malawi | 1 | 1:17,119,109 | 34,144 |
| Mongolia | 1 | 1:2,825,289 | 17,010 |
| Montserrat | 1 | 1:4,947 | 471 |
| Namibia | 1 | 1:2,409,401 | 19,676 |
| Senegal | 1 | 1:14,579,342 | 11,705 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 59 | 1:75,082 | 5,404 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scotland | 2,987 | 1:1,253 | 221 |
| England | 540 | 1:45,140 | 5,624 |
| Guernsey | 8 | 1:4,082 | 713 |
| Wales | 5 | 1:313,683 | 10,604 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 487 | 1:103,118 | 10,416 |
Downie (98) may also be a first name.
Downie Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
Of territorial origin from the old barony of Duny or Downie (in 1331 Douney) in the parish of Monikie, Angus. The surname is still common in the district, and there was also an old Stirling family of the name. Downie is also said to be probably one of the oldest names in the parish of Kemnay (AEI., I, p. 24). The first of the name recorded is Duncan de Dunny who witnessed a composition regarding the boundaries between the lands of Tulloes (Tulloch) and Conon in 1254 (RAA., I, p. 325). Jervise's suggestion that the Downies were probably vassals of some lord, as the name is so rarely found in early record, is probably correct (Jervise LL., p. 384). Alexander Downy or Douny held land of the abbot of Arbroath in 1330 (RAA., II, p. 7, 8), and Mury Dunny, forestaller in Aberdeen, is mentioned in 1402 (CRA., p. 383). Thomas Downy was burgess of Glasgow in 1550 (Protocols, I), and three years later an annual rent was sold by Peter Downy in the same city (ibid.). James Dewinny was chosen berlaw man in the berony of Urie in 1620 (Urie, p. 33), and Isobel Dewnie is recorded in Brechin in 1675 (Brechin). A genealogy of the Ferquharsons claims that the Dons and Downies are descended from James Farquharson, grandson of the Ferquhard "who was called Don or Doun from his Brown Hair" (Farquharsons of Invercauld, p. 4), but as shown above the name was in existence before there was a clan Farquherson. Davenie 1628, Dewiny, Dewney, and Dewny 1621, Down 1760, Downe 1619, Downye 1565.
1 for Daunay, q.v.
2 = Down(e (q.v.) + the English diminutive suff. -y, -ie.
(Scottish, Irish) One who came from Downie, the name of several places in Scotland; dweller at the little hill; the brown-haired man; grandson of Dunadhach (belonging to a fort).
A range of hills in Forfarshire, and a headland in Kincardineshire.
Downie Demographics
Average Male Downie Height
178.55 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Downie Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Downie Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Downie is most common in The United States. It can be rendered as:. Click here for further potential spellings of Downie.
How Common Is The Last Name Downie? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 29,328th most frequently occurring last name throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 398,553 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 39 percent of Downie live; 39 percent live in Northern Europe and 38 percent live in British Isles. It is also the 956,749th most numerous first name throughout the world It is held by 98 people.
The last name is most frequent in The United States, where it is borne by 3,878 people, or 1 in 93,465. In The United States Downie is primarily found in: Ohio, where 8 percent are found, Massachusetts, where 7 percent are found and New York, where 7 percent are found. Barring The United States this surname occurs in 62 countries. It also occurs in Australia, where 21 percent are found and Scotland, where 20 percent are found.
Downie Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Downie has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Downie surname grew 796 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Scotland it grew 124 percent between 1881 and 2014; in England it grew 575 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it grew 1,940 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it decreased 95 percent between 1901 and 2014.
Downie Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the surname is principally Methodist (36%) in Ireland.
In The United States Downie are 0.57% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 52.66% being registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Downie earn in different countries varies somewhat. In Norway they earn 7.42% more than the national average, earning 371,750 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 20.86% more than the national average, earning R 287,220 per year; in United States they earn 7.88% more than the national average, earning $46,551 USD per year and in Canada they earn 8.86% more than the national average, earning $54,086 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Downies | 92 | 11 | / |
| Downnie | 92 | 4 | / |
| Downier | 92 | 1 | / |
| Downiey | 92 | 1 | / |
| Downe | 91 | 713 | / |
| Downi | 91 | 43 | / |
| Downey | 83 | 58,148 | / |
| Dawnie | 83 | 12 | / |
| Downee | 83 | 6 | / |
| Downed | 83 | 3 | / |
| Downeu | 83 | 3 | / |
| Downye | 83 | 1 | / |
| Downiy | 83 | 1 | / |
| Downet | 83 | 1 | / |
| Downei | 83 | 1 | / |
| Downoi | 83 | 1 | / |
| Downea | 83 | 0 | / |
| Downney | 77 | 4 | / |
| Downest | 77 | 4 | / |
| Downnes | 77 | 2 | / |
| Dowenne | 77 | 1 | / |
| Downner | 77 | 1 | / |
| Doownes | 77 | 1 | / |
| Dawhnie | 77 | 1 | / |
| Doowney | 77 | 0 | / |
| Dawnnie | 77 | 0 | / |
| Downy | 73 | 255 | / |
| Dawne | 73 | 143 | / |
| Dobni | 73 | 39 | / |
| Dobne | 73 | 14 | / |
| Dawni | 73 | 6 | / |
| Dewne | 73 | 2 | / |
| Dovne | 73 | 1 | / |
| Downé | 73 | 1 | / |
| Downh | 73 | 1 | / |
| Dewni | 73 | 1 | / |
| Dovni | 73 | 1 | / |
| Dewinnie | 71 | 3 | / |
| Dobney | 67 | 1,086 | / |
| Dovner | 67 | 317 | / |
| Dawney | 67 | 250 | / |
| Dhawne | 67 | 48 | / |
| Doubne | 67 | 11 | / |
| Davnie | 67 | 7 | / |
| Duowna | 67 | 5 | / |
| Dawnne | 67 | 5 | / |
| Dewney | 67 | 4 | / |
| Douvne | 67 | 3 | / |
| Dhawni | 67 | 2 | / |
| Duwner | 67 | 2 | / |
| Dubnie | 67 | 2 | / |
| Deewni | 67 | 1 | / |
| Douwna | 67 | 1 | / |
| Downay | 67 | 1 | / |
| Dobneh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Dawnge | 67 | 1 | / |
| Dawniś | 67 | 1 | / |
| Dowhny | 67 | 0 | / |
| Downny | 67 | 0 | / |
| Dovney | 67 | 0 | / |
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Downie Reference & Research
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