Dowridge Surname

738,530th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 391 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Trinidad and Tobago
Highest density in:
Barbados

Dowridge Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Dowridge Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Trinidad and Tobago1181:11,5591,571
United States881:4,118,852221,730
Barbados851:3,382480
Guyana641:11,9101,690
England161:3,482,379114,324
Canada131:2,834,276161,175
Scotland51:1,070,76331,189
Turks and Caicos Islands21:17,164627
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:12,554,671503,821

Dowridge Last Name Facts

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

Dowridge is held by more people in Trinidad and Tobago than any other country or territory. It can also occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Dowridge? popularity and diffusion

It is the 738,530th most frequently held family name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 18,638,225 people. The last name is mostly found in The Americas, where 86 percent of Dowridge reside; 52 percent reside in Caribbean and 52 percent reside in Anglo-Caribbean.

Dowridge is most numerous in Trinidad and Tobago, where it is borne by 118 people, or 1 in 11,559. In Trinidad and Tobago it is most prevalent in: Sangre Grande Regional Corporation, where 17 percent are found, Chaguanas Borough Corporation, where 15 percent are found and San Juan-Laventille Regional Corporation, where 15 percent are found. Not including Trinidad and Tobago it occurs in 7 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 23 percent are found and Barbados, where 22 percent are found.

Dowridge Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Dowridge has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Dowridge last name expanded 2,200 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Dowridge Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Dowridge surname are 21.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 75% being registered with the party.

Dowridge earn marginally less than the average income. In United States they earn 2.04% less than the national average, earning $42,269 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Doridge935/
Dowrige931/
Dobridge8837/
Douridge881/
Dooridge881/
Dridge86130/
Dordge862/
Doerridge821/
Daridge800/
Dubridge75171/
Darridge75105/
Davridge7511/
Derridge756/
Dairidge751/
Drawidge751/
Deyridge750/
Dredge712,841/
Drudge71795/
Drodge71648/
Dradge718/
Dorije717/
Dorjie716/
Durdge713/
Dirdge711/
Droudge6722/
Deredge673/
Daughridge672/
Dredgie671/
Dorjoie671/
Dorjiee671/
Triedge671/
Dairdge670/
Dovreza531/

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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 Dowridge
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