Dowsey Surname

785,023rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 360 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Australia

Dowsey Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Dowsey Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1331:418,93328,433
United States1231:2,946,821172,836
Australia921:293,43225,879
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England611:399,59624,084
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States191:2,643,089124,494

Dowsey Last Name Facts

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

Dowsey occurs more in England more than any other country or territory. It may also be found as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Dowsey? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 785,023rd most numerous last name internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 20,243,183 people. The surname is primarily found in Europe, where 38 percent of Dowsey reside; 38 percent reside in Northern Europe and 37 percent reside in British Isles.

This last name is most commonly occurring in England, where it is held by 133 people, or 1 in 418,933. In England it is most common in: Kent, where 17 percent live, Buckinghamshire, where 11 percent live and Durham, where 11 percent live. Not including England this last name is found in 9 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 34 percent live and Australia, where 26 percent live.

Dowsey Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Dowsey has changed through the years. In England the number of people carrying the Dowsey surname increased 218 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it increased 647 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Dowsey Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Dowsey last name are 31.49% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 78.26% registered to vote for the political party.

Dowsey earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 5.31% less than the national average, earning $40,857 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dowse913,948/
Dowsy912/
Dawsey831,476/
Dowset839/
Douwse834/
Dowsee831/
Dowses831/
Dofsey830/
Dowchey772/
Dowsher771/
Dowsouy771/
Dowsier771/
Deewsey770/
Dowseth770/
Dewse73107/
Dawse738/
Dawsy735/
Dowsa734/
Dowce732/
Dowge731/
Dobse731/
Dobsy730/
Dowcy730/
Dowzer6775/
Dhawse6714/
Dobseu6711/
Dawsay679/
Dowsai678/
Dowjee677/
Doubsy677/
Dowjay675/
Dowsha674/
Dewsse674/
Dawsie672/
Dawcey672/
Dawsee671/
Dovgey671/
Dobseh671/
Dewssy671/
Dowcet671/
Dowsza671/
Dobsay671/
Dafsey671/
Dewshe671/
Dewsie671/
Dowdge671/
Dowdje671/
Dowssa671/
Dawsue671/
Dawsed671/
Dewcey670/
Dufsey670/
Dawshe670/
Dovcey670/
Dowsit670/
Dawset670/

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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 Dowsey
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