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Downing

in Kentucky

There are 430 people with the last name "Downing" in Kentucky.

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Ranking in Kentucky

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Downing 1,201
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  1. is 1,197th most common Lacy
  2. is 1,198th most common Rader
  3. is 1,199th most common Boswell
  4. is 1,200th most common Meek
  5. is 1,201st most common Downing
  6. is 1,202nd most common Minor
  7. is 1,203rd most common Peak
  8. is 1,204th most common Skidmore
  9. is 1,205th most common Whitlow

Similar Names and Nicknames

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

Most Common First Names for Downing

John, Richard, Robert, William, Elizabeth, James, Michael, Christopher, David, Eric

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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