Downing Surname

10,239th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 54,964 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Guernsey

Downing Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Dunning.' Dunnig and Dunnigs (i.e. Dunning) occur as personal names in the Hundred Rolls, 1273; compare Brovming and Harding. Bruning is frequently found for Browning.

John Dounynne, Somerset 1 Edward III: Kirby's Quest.

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Downing Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States38,6541:9,3771,138
England8,4171:6,620955
Australia2,9601:9,1201,356
Canada1,9051:19,3422,702
South Africa6791:79,7909,867
New Zealand4231:10,7051,868
Ireland3751:12,5571,526
Wales3171:9,7621,079
Scotland1641:32,6453,260
Northern Ireland1171:15,7702,120
Thailand1061:666,399111,628
Chile941:187,4096,037
France781:851,573100,617
Costa Rica551:86,9101,566
Trinidad and Tobago501:27,2802,912
Honduras401:220,4112,340
Dominican Republic391:267,5119,432
Spain341:1,375,06044,096
Germany291:2,776,050134,833
Nicaragua241:250,8792,763
Venezuela231:1,313,22118,235
Guernsey221:2,929767
Isle of Man211:4,087875
United States Virgin Islands201:5,519844
Malta181:23,9041,289
Brazil181:11,893,018236,958
Singapore171:323,98313,856
Norway161:321,39331,311
Greece151:738,65380,079
Philippines141:7,231,302192,576
Switzerland141:586,63740,624
Belgium121:958,05473,966
Sweden121:820,56361,223
Panama121:326,0227,351
Netherlands111:1,535,19878,311
Zimbabwe101:1,543,82478,460
Saudi Arabia91:3,428,42432,607
United Arab Emirates91:1,018,03036,884
Qatar91:262,00030,726
British Virgin Islands71:4,513453
Jamaica71:409,9929,090
Mexico61:20,687,70153,861
Japan51:25,568,85950,629
Liberia51:881,70733,815
Monaco51:7,4131,114
Bermuda51:13,0561,849
Indonesia51:26,449,839597,308
Hong Kong51:1,467,0975,611
South Korea41:12,810,0642,073
Iraq41:8,755,41423,373
China41:341,830,39216,990
Czechia31:3,544,490144,714
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
Namibia31:803,13415,170
Finland31:1,832,23457,803
Poland21:19,004,374199,659
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Luxembourg21:290,2718,611
El Salvador21:3,171,9446,376
Bahamas21:195,8761,708
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Barbados11:287,4482,772
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
Guatemala11:16,082,66812,169
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Cayman Islands11:63,8932,384
Congo11:4,989,09634,171
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Fiji11:894,3914,568
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Gibraltar11:33,9541,660
Guam11:160,1214,893
Solomon Islands11:580,02922,243
Guinea-Bissau11:1,728,021323
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Libya11:6,243,9746,186
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Sierra Leone11:7,089,6311,533
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland7481:5,922960
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England5,0411:4,835728
Wales1301:12,065731
Scotland351:106,9495,179
Jersey71:7,4121,296
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States8,8651:5,665707

Downing (176) may also be a first name.

Downing Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Dunning.' Dunnig and Dunnigs (i.e. Dunning) occur as personal names in the Hundred Rolls, 1273; compare Brovming and Harding. Bruning is frequently found for Browning.

John Dounynne, Somerset 1 Edward III: Kirby's Quest.

Tonn Dunnyng, Somerset, 1 Edward III: ibid.

Johannes Dunnyng, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.

Alicia Downyng, 1379: ibid.

Johannes Downnyng, 1379: ibid.

Hervey Dunning, Cambridgeshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Richard Duning, Oxfordshire, .ibid.

John Dunning, or Downing, sheriff of Norwich, 1432: History of Norfolk.

1768. Married — John Dunning and Martha Cole: St. George, Hanover Square.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

(English) Dun(a)’s or Dunn(a)’s Son [Anglo-Saxon Dun(n)ing—dun(n, dark brown; -ing, son suff] (Celtic) 1 Of Dark-Brown Complexion [Irish Dunin—dun(n, don(n, dark brown + the diminutive suff. -ín] 2 Dweller at the Little Hill or Hill- Fort [Gaelic and Irish dún, a hill (-fort) + the diminutive suff. -án or -ín]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Ó Dúinín A Kerry variant of Ó Duinnín see Dinneen. Bibl; IF 117 etc

A Guide to Irish Names (1964) by Edward MacLysaght

Ó Dúinín A Kerry variant of Ó Duinnín see Dinneen. Bibl; IF 117 etc

A Guide to Irish Names (1964) by Edward MacLysaght

(English) Descendant of Dunn (dark brown); dweller at the hill or hill pasture.

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

This common surname is doubtless local, but I cannot ascertain the place.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

A location name in Worcestershire.

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

The Downings of Speckshall in the 17th century were a branch of the very ancient Essex family of the name, a member of which was made a baronet in 1663, whilst another was founder of Downing College, Cambridge (P.). The Downings have their home now in Ipswich and its neighbourhood. In South Elmham church there is, or was, a monument to Dorcas Downinge, bearing the date of 1638 (S.).

Homes of Family Names in Great Britain (1890) by Henry Brougham Guppy

Downing Last Name Facts

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

The last name Downing (Arabic: داوننغ) occurs in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may also be found as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Downing? popularity and diffusion

The surname Downing is the 10,239th most frequently held family name on a global scale, held by around 1 in 132,588 people. The last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 71 percent of Downing are found; 70 percent are found in North America and 70 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Downing is also the 687,834th most frequent first name on earth It is held by 176 people.

The last name is most common in The United States, where it is borne by 38,654 people, or 1 in 9,377. In The United States it is primarily concentrated in: California, where 9 percent reside, Texas, where 7 percent reside and Ohio, where 6 percent reside. Other than The United States it is found in 93 countries. It is also common in England, where 15 percent reside and Australia, where 5 percent reside.

Downing Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Downing has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Downing surname expanded 436 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 167 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it decreased 50 percent between 1901 and 2014; in Wales it expanded 244 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it expanded 469 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Downing Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Downing last name is chiefly Catholic (84%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Downing surname are 9.78% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 56.55% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Downing earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 61.68% more than the national average, earning 559,557 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 54.8% more than the national average, earning R 367,860 per year; in United States they earn 0.33% less than the national average, earning $43,005 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.72% less than the national average, earning $49,324 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dowining938/
Downning937/
Downinig934/
Dowening932/
Dwowning931/
Doning92318/
Towning86663/
Donning86176/
Dawning8666/
Dwining8635/
Doningo8633/
Doening8630/
Douning8619/
Dohning864/
Dooning863/
Duwning862/
Dwoning861/
Doninga861/
Donwing861/
Duoning860/
Doyning860/
Deoning860/
Downingová821/
Downweaing821/
Doningue8012/
Doenning805/
Douoning803/
Dioninga803/
Dhewning801/
Daewning801/
Dawining801/
Dwenning801/
Townning801/
Touwning801/
Doninggo801/
Dooining800/
Deonning800/
Dening771,489/
Daning77645/
Donang77550/
Duning77206/
Düning77178/
Toning77172/
Dining7782/
Dyning778/
Donong774/
Döning773/
Doneng772/
Dnning771/
Twning771/
Dwanniang755/
Doning'oi751/
Doniyanga751/
Donyingou751/
Deouninga751/
Douneieng751/
Duwenying751/
Dunning7124,987/
Denning7116,637/
Dinning712,921/
Twining712,615/
Dehning711,322/
Daniang711,149/
Tonning71848/
Dianing71346/
Danning71304/
Twyning71128/
Diening71122/
Donongo71120/
Daining71103/
Daninga7198/
Dounang7198/
Deuning7192/
Dononga7171/
Danying7166/
Donnang7157/
Duening7152/
Diniang7138/
Danwing7129/
Tonaing7124/
Deyning7123/
Dühning7123/
Dininga7122/
Deaning7116/
Donhong7116/
Toninga7116/
Dhaning7115/
Doninck7113/
Diningo7113/
Dønning7112/
Dy Ning7112/
Dwi Haning719/
Dhining719/
Donwang719/
Dinieng718/
Tiyowening717/
Doninic717/
Duhning716/
Toining716/
Donwong715/
Dauning714/
Diningu714/
Donyang714/
Tonying714/
Deining713/
Danaing713/
Deninga713/
Deningo713/
Touning713/
Douniangui713/
Duuning712/
Taoning712/
Dionang712/
Doninko712/
Donyong712/
do Nang712/
Dhening711/
Denying711/
Doninik711/
Daneing711/
Donango711/
de Winning711/
Donanga711/
Donenga711/
Donuang711/
Daningo711/
Dyuning711/
Dünning711/
Douneng711/
Dowanyongo711/
Danieng711/
Daninng711/
Duningu711/
Toningo711/
Townang711/
Townung711/
Deening710/
Twening710/
Dahning710/
Toneing710/
Duining710/
Dunhing710/
Denaing710/
Dinwing710/
Twinning67211/
Dounyang67128/
Duehning6787/
Daniyang6774/
Dhanning6770/
Dhononga6764/
Dinionga6762/
Donwoung6762/
Dounnang6750/
Donyongo6748/
Dan Inga6747/
Twenning6729/
Dionanga6728/
Donyanga6726/
Dinyingu6721/
Dianinga6721/
Diningga6719/
Dyahning6718/
Donangue6717/
Dwi Ayuning6713/
Tweening6712/
Dohnyong6711/
Deonanga676/
Doninick674/
Danoweng674/
Donenghi674/
Douonang674/
Daunning673/
Duenning673/
Twaining672/
Dunninig672/
Deoninck672/
Dnong672/
Dnang672/
Donienko672/
Dneng672/
Dinniing671/
Dianying671/
da Wninguie671/
Denninng671/
Dehnning671/
Dunningg671/
Donineak671/
Doninico671/
Doninika671/
Donongwe671/
Toning'e671/
Toninggi671/
Dan-Inga671/
Twynning671/
Toninigo671/
Toeninga671/
Donhanga671/
Donhoung671/
Doniniak671/
Daniongo671/
Denninga671/
Deounang671/
Diawanianga671/
Dijninga671/
Dinningh671/
Dionnang671/
Dio-Henning671/
Douanang671/
Dounanag671/
Daniaang671/
Danyiang671/
da Niang671/
Twwening671/
Taownang671/
Donnuang671/
Duanying671/
Diniwong671/
Deeniang671/
Danwiang671/
Twineing670/
Twininga670/
Tweining670/
Danningo670/
Dienning670/
Toenning670/
Dennaing670/
Diunning670/
Deanning670/

Downing Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Downing in the Arabic language
داوننغdawnngh-
دونينغdwnyngh-

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