Downsby Surname

8,968,613th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Downsby Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Downsby Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England41:13,929,515290,718
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England101:2,437,53768,340

Downsby Last Name Facts

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

The last name Downsby occurs more in England more than any other country or territory. It may be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Downsby? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 8,968,613th most commonly used family name on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. The last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Downsby are found; 100 percent are found in Northern Europe and 100 percent are found in British Isles.

This surname is most commonly occurring in England, where it is carried by 4 people, or 1 in 13,929,515. In England it is most frequent in: West Midlands, where 100 percent reside.

Downsby Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Downsby has changed over time. In England the number of people who held the Downsby last name declined 60 percent between 1881 and 2014.

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Downsby
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