Dowty Surname

253,048th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,563 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Isle of Man

Dowty Surname Definition:

= Doughty, q.v.

Dowty Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,3571:267,10325,131
England1251:445,74429,621
Australia231:1,173,72664,589
Canada201:1,842,280119,096
Isle of Man151:5,7211,243
New Zealand121:377,36028,765
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Djibouti11:914,9321,612
Gibraltar11:33,9541,660
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England721:338,54721,815
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1681:298,92123,746

Dowty Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

= Doughty, q.v.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Dowty Last Name Facts

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

The last name Dowty is carried by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It can also appear as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Dowty? popularity and diffusion

The surname Dowty is the 253,048th most widespread surname in the world, held by around 1 in 4,662,537 people. This last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 88 percent of Dowty reside; 88 percent reside in North America and 88 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

It is most commonly held in The United States, where it is held by 1,357 people, or 1 in 267,103. In The United States Dowty is mostly found in: Oklahoma, where 9 percent live, California, where 8 percent live and Illinois, where 7 percent live. Other than The United States this surname is found in 14 countries. It is also found in England, where 8 percent live and Australia, where 1 percent live.

Dowty Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Dowty has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Dowty surname rose 808 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 174 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Dowty Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Dowty surname are 20.21% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 66.98% registered with the political party.

The amount Dowty earn in different countries varies markedly. In United States they earn 0.22% more than the national average, earning $43,244 USD per year and in Canada they earn 42.46% more than the national average, earning $70,779 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dowtey911/
Dowta804/
Dowti804/
Dofty801/
Dawty801/
Dowtha731/
Dowtee731/
Dawtey730/
Dowthit673/
Dhowtie672/
Doubhty671/
Dowtitt671/
Dowthet670/

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Dowty Reference & Research

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Doty Doughty DNA FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Dowty
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