Downes Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Downes Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Downes family

Profession Census Frequency
Scholar 539
General Labourer 54
Agricultural Labourer 42
Coal Miner 33
Farmer 31
Dress Maker 29
Living On Own Means 27
Domestic Servant 27
Living On Her Own Means 26
Labourer 22
General Servant 21
Laundress 16
Carpenter 15
General Servant Domestic 15
Farm Labourer 14
Errand Boy 14
Gardener 13
General Domestic Servant 11
House Keeper 11
Cotton Weaver 10
Iron Moulder 10
Railway Porter 10
Clerk 9
Carter 9
Baker 9

Downes Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Downs 83% 31,148
2 Downes 100% 26,648
3 Edwins 33% 576
4 Dawns 67% 516
5 Dawnes 83% 365
6 Dowens 67% 200
7 Douns 67% 155
8 Dounes 83% 144

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The surname Downes is the 2nd most popular variant of Downs.

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