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Where Does The Last Name Downs Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The last name Downs (Arabic: داونز) is most common in The United States. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Downs? ^{popularity and diffusion}

The surname is the 9,227^th most widespread surname worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 118,674 people. The last name Downs occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 82 percent of Downs reside; 78 percent reside in North America and 77 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Downs is also the 476,238^th most common first name internationally. It is borne by 337 people.

The last name is most commonly held in The United States, where it is held by 46,099 people, or 1 in 7,863. In The United States it is primarily concentrated in: California, where 8 percent are found, Texas, where 7 percent are found and Florida, where 5 percent are found. Besides The United States this surname is found in 80 countries. It is also common in England, where 10 percent are found and Australia, where 5 percent are found.

Downs Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The frequency of Downs has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Downs last name grew 455 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 127 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it grew 114 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it grew 235 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it decreased 72 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Downs Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Downs surname is principally Catholic (67%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Downs last name are 15.71% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 62.48% registered with the political party.

The amount Downs earn in different countries varies significantly. In South Africa they earn 24.01% more than the national average, earning R 294,684 per year; in Colombia they earn 10.5% less than the national average, earning $20,319,400 COP per year; in United States they earn 0.59% more than the national average, earning $43,402 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.05% more than the national average, earning $52,687 CAD per year.