Dowsland Surname

1,658,108th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 120 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Scotland

Dowsland Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Dowsland Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States571:6,358,929302,882
England471:1,185,49155,443
Scotland111:486,71119,179
Wales41:773,63329,106
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England391:625,00931,098
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States61:8,369,781355,680

Dowsland Last Name Facts

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

The surname Dowsland occurs more in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of Dowsland.

How Common Is The Last Name Dowsland? popularity and diffusion

The surname Dowsland is the 1,658,108th most commonly used last name at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 60,729,549 people. It is mostly found in Europe, where 53 percent of Dowsland live; 52 percent live in Northern Europe and 52 percent live in British Isles.

This last name is most widely held in The United States, where it is held by 57 people, or 1 in 6,358,929. In The United States Dowsland is most common in: New York, where 61 percent are found, Texas, where 11 percent are found and Florida, where 5 percent are found. Other than The United States Dowsland occurs in 4 countries. It is also common in England, where 39 percent are found and Scotland, where 9 percent are found.

Dowsland Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Dowsland has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Dowsland surname grew 950 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 121 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Dowsland Last Name Statistics demography

Dowsland earn marginally less than the average income. In United States they earn 1.76% less than the national average, earning $42,390 USD per year.

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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 Dowsland
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