Downson Surname

6,360,413th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
New Zealand

Downson Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Downson Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States61:60,409,8221,028,827
England11:55,718,059489,080
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England81:3,046,92180,371
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States81:6,277,336262,771

Downson Last Name Facts

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

The surname Downson is more frequently found in The United States than any other country or territory. It may also be found as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Downson? popularity and diffusion

It is the 6,360,413th most commonly held surname on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 809,727,324 people. The surname Downson occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 67 percent of Downson are found; 67 percent are found in North America and 67 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

It is most widespread in The United States, where it is borne by 6 people, or 1 in 60,409,822. In The United States Downson is most common in: California, where 33 percent reside, Florida, where 17 percent reside and Michigan, where 17 percent reside. Other than The United States this surname occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in England, where 11 percent reside and New Zealand, where 11 percent reside.

Downson Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Downson has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Downson surname contracted 25 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it contracted 87 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Downson Last Name Statistics demography

Downson earn less than half the average income. In United States they earn 61.76% less than the national average, earning $16,500 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dawnson8683/
Downsan860/
Dobinson802,552/
Dobenson803/
Dawinson801/
Duwnsoong754/
Dawnsoong751/
Davnson711/
Dabinson678/
Dubinson676/
Duwnsung675/
Dubenson671/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Downson
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