Last Name DOWNES

Summary/Contribute


Meaning Local: Of the Downs, i.e. the sloping declivity, from residence thereby.
Origin English, Jewish, Irish

Rank 5,687 (2000 US census) 4,781 (1990 US census)
Count 5,594 (2000 US census)

Race / ethnic distribution

The 2000 US Census claims that
  • 83.98%, or 4698 total occurrences, of those with this family name identified themselves as being white,
  • 11.76%, or 658 total occurrences, as black,
  • 0.63%, or 35 total occurrences, as Asian and Pacific Islander,
  • 0.14%, or 8 total occurrences, as American Indian and Native Alaskan,
  • 1.84%, or 103 total occurrences, as two or more races, and
  • 1.64%, or 92 total occurrences, as Hispanic ethnic origin.


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