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Downing

in Illinois

There are 928 people with the last name "Downing" in Illinois.

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Downing 1,122
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  1. is 1,118th most common Jarvis
  2. is 1,119th most common Melendez
  3. is 1,120th most common Crosby
  4. is 1,121st most common Denton
  5. is 1,122nd most common Downing
  6. is 1,123rd most common Bloom
  7. is 1,124th most common Stuart
  8. is 1,125th most common Bird
  9. is 1,126th most common Maurer

Similar Names and Nicknames

Downs, Downey, Downes, Downer, Downie, Downard, Down, Downen, Downum, Downham

Most Common First Names for Downing

John, Robert, William, James, David, Michael, Thomas, Kevin, Mary, Brian

Meaning & History

Irish: sometimes of English origin, but in County Kerry it is usually an Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó Duinnín (see Dineen).

English: patronymic from a variant of Dunn 2.

FOREBEARS Sir George Downing (1623–84), baronet, member of Parliament, and ambassador to the Netherlands in the time of both Cromwell and King Charles II, was the second graduate of the first class (1642) at Harvard College. He was born in Dublin, Ireland, the son of Emmanuel Downing of the Inner Temple and his second wife, Lucy Winthrop, sister of John Winthrop. The family emigrated to New England in 1638 and settled at Salem, MA.

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