Dowrick Surname

447,670th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 761 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Wales

Dowrick Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Dowrick Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2861:194,81817,152
Australia2421:111,55212,427
United States1111:3,265,396186,924
New Zealand571:79,44411,532
Wales521:59,5105,360
Canada71:5,263,656239,735
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland21:2,214,93333,683
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1681:145,09112,945
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States171:2,954,040135,915

Dowrick Last Name Facts

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

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

How Common Is The Last Name Dowrick? popularity and diffusion

Dowrick is the 447,670th most commonly held surname world-wide It is held by around 1 in 9,576,276 people. This surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 45 percent of Dowrick reside; 45 percent reside in Northern Europe and 45 percent reside in British Isles.

Dowrick is most common in England, where it is borne by 286 people, or 1 in 194,818. In England it is primarily concentrated in: Cornwall, where 40 percent are found, Hampshire, where 13 percent are found and Devon, where 10 percent are found. Besides England this surname exists in 11 countries. It also occurs in Australia, where 32 percent are found and The United States, where 15 percent are found.

Dowrick Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Dowrick has changed through the years. In England the share of the population with the last name increased 170 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it increased 653 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Ireland it fell 50 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Dowrick Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the last name is principally Anglican (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Dowrick last name are 24.06% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 70.83% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Dowrick earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 0.87% more than the national average, earning $43,526 USD per year and in Canada they earn 23.43% more than the national average, earning $61,326 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dewrick860/
Dovrick860/
Dawrick860/
Dovrik771/
Devrick7128/
Dobreck7110/
Dewreck715/
Dobrikh711/
Dobraik711/
Davrick710/
Dobrík62388/
Dobrec62102/
Dobrig6220/
Davrik626/
Dabrik621/
Dabric621/
Dewrec621/
Dobrajc57196/
Dobreac575/
Dobrigh571/

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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
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  • 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 Dowrick
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