Downing Surname
Approximately 54,964 people bear this surname
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.
Read More About This SurnameDowning Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 38,654 | 1:9,377 | 1,138 |
| England | 8,417 | 1:6,620 | 955 |
| Australia | 2,960 | 1:9,120 | 1,356 |
| Canada | 1,905 | 1:19,342 | 2,702 |
| South Africa | 679 | 1:79,790 | 9,867 |
| New Zealand | 423 | 1:10,705 | 1,868 |
| Ireland | 375 | 1:12,557 | 1,526 |
| Wales | 317 | 1:9,762 | 1,079 |
| Scotland | 164 | 1:32,645 | 3,260 |
| Northern Ireland | 117 | 1:15,770 | 2,120 |
| Thailand | 106 | 1:666,399 | 111,628 |
| Chile | 94 | 1:187,409 | 6,037 |
| France | 78 | 1:851,573 | 100,617 |
| Costa Rica | 55 | 1:86,910 | 1,566 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 50 | 1:27,280 | 2,912 |
| Honduras | 40 | 1:220,411 | 2,340 |
| Dominican Republic | 39 | 1:267,511 | 9,432 |
| Spain | 34 | 1:1,375,060 | 44,096 |
| Germany | 29 | 1:2,776,050 | 134,833 |
| Nicaragua | 24 | 1:250,879 | 2,763 |
| Venezuela | 23 | 1:1,313,221 | 18,235 |
| Guernsey | 22 | 1:2,929 | 767 |
| Isle of Man | 21 | 1:4,087 | 875 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 20 | 1:5,519 | 844 |
| Malta | 18 | 1:23,904 | 1,289 |
| Brazil | 18 | 1:11,893,018 | 236,958 |
| Singapore | 17 | 1:323,983 | 13,856 |
| Norway | 16 | 1:321,393 | 31,311 |
| Greece | 15 | 1:738,653 | 80,079 |
| Philippines | 14 | 1:7,231,302 | 192,576 |
| Switzerland | 14 | 1:586,637 | 40,624 |
| Belgium | 12 | 1:958,054 | 73,966 |
| Sweden | 12 | 1:820,563 | 61,223 |
| Panama | 12 | 1:326,022 | 7,351 |
| Netherlands | 11 | 1:1,535,198 | 78,311 |
| Zimbabwe | 10 | 1:1,543,824 | 78,460 |
| Saudi Arabia | 9 | 1:3,428,424 | 32,607 |
| United Arab Emirates | 9 | 1:1,018,030 | 36,884 |
| Qatar | 9 | 1:262,000 | 30,726 |
| British Virgin Islands | 7 | 1:4,513 | 453 |
| Jamaica | 7 | 1:409,992 | 9,090 |
| Mexico | 6 | 1:20,687,701 | 53,861 |
| Japan | 5 | 1:25,568,859 | 50,629 |
| Liberia | 5 | 1:881,707 | 33,815 |
| Monaco | 5 | 1:7,413 | 1,114 |
| Bermuda | 5 | 1:13,056 | 1,849 |
| Indonesia | 5 | 1:26,449,839 | 597,308 |
| Hong Kong | 5 | 1:1,467,097 | 5,611 |
| South Korea | 4 | 1:12,810,064 | 2,073 |
| Iraq | 4 | 1:8,755,414 | 23,373 |
| China | 4 | 1:341,830,392 | 16,990 |
| Czechia | 3 | 1:3,544,490 | 144,714 |
| Russia | 3 | 1:48,041,019 | 639,186 |
| India | 3 | 1:255,688,461 | 1,306,352 |
| Namibia | 3 | 1:803,134 | 15,170 |
| Finland | 3 | 1:1,832,234 | 57,803 |
| Poland | 2 | 1:19,004,374 | 199,659 |
| Italy | 2 | 1:30,578,344 | 160,757 |
| Nigeria | 2 | 1:88,571,379 | 625,098 |
| Malaysia | 2 | 1:14,747,112 | 316,340 |
| Luxembourg | 2 | 1:290,271 | 8,611 |
| El Salvador | 2 | 1:3,171,944 | 6,376 |
| Bahamas | 2 | 1:195,876 | 1,708 |
| Taiwan | 1 | 1:23,444,746 | 93,622 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
| Barbados | 1 | 1:287,448 | 2,772 |
| Bangladesh | 1 | 1:159,356,773 | 26,077 |
| Bahrain | 1 | 1:1,348,608 | 10,432 |
| Cambodia | 1 | 1:15,487,146 | 14,824 |
| Guatemala | 1 | 1:16,082,668 | 12,169 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 1:6,978,905 | 86,260 |
| Cayman Islands | 1 | 1:63,893 | 2,384 |
| Congo | 1 | 1:4,989,096 | 34,171 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| Fiji | 1 | 1:894,391 | 4,568 |
| Georgia | 1 | 1:3,745,545 | 47,852 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Gibraltar | 1 | 1:33,954 | 1,660 |
| Guam | 1 | 1:160,121 | 4,893 |
| Solomon Islands | 1 | 1:580,029 | 22,243 |
| Guinea-Bissau | 1 | 1:1,728,021 | 323 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
| Libya | 1 | 1:6,243,974 | 6,186 |
| Mauritius | 1 | 1:1,293,417 | 16,552 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Sierra Leone | 1 | 1:7,089,631 | 1,533 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 748 | 1:5,922 | 960 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 5,041 | 1:4,835 | 728 |
| Wales | 130 | 1:12,065 | 731 |
| Scotland | 35 | 1:106,949 | 5,179 |
| Jersey | 7 | 1:7,412 | 1,296 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 8,865 | 1:5,665 | 707 |
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.
(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]
Ó Dúinín A Kerry variant of Ó Duinnín see Dinneen. Bibl; IF 117 etc
Ó Dúinín A Kerry variant of Ó Duinnín see Dinneen. Bibl; IF 117 etc
(English) Descendant of Dunn (dark brown); dweller at the hill or hill pasture.
This common surname is doubtless local, but I cannot ascertain the place.
A location name in Worcestershire.
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.).
Downing Demographics
Average Male Downing Height
177.21 cm
Average Female Downing Height
164.08 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
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
Downing Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Downing in the Arabic language | ||
| داوننغ | dawnngh | - |
| دونينغ | dwnyngh | - |
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