Last Name DOWSE

Summary/Contribute


Meaning The son of Douce (sweet). A French introduction, a girl's name.
Origin English, Irish, Maltese

Rank 37,480 (2000 US census) 32,106 (1990 US census)
Count 559 (2000 US census)

Race / ethnic distribution

The 2000 US Census claims that
  • 95.71%, or 535 total occurrences, of those with this family name identified themselves as being white,
  • 1.25%, or 7 total occurrences, as black,
  • 0.89%, or 5 total occurrences, as Asian and Pacific Islander,
  • undisclosed % as American Indian and Native Alaskan,
  • 1.43%, or 8 total occurrences, as two or more races, and
  • undisclosed % as Hispanic ethnic origin.


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