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Downing

in North Carolina

There are 833 people with the last name "Downing" in North Carolina.

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Ranking in North Carolina

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Downing 1,367
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  1. is 1,363rd most common Goff
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  3. is 1,365th most common Maldonado
  4. is 1,366th most common Couch
  5. is 1,367th most common Downing
  6. is 1,368th most common Stepp
  7. is 1,369th most common Wiles
  8. is 1,370th most common Leak
  9. is 1,371st most common Earp

Similar Names and Nicknames

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

Most Common First Names for Downing

William, John, Robert, Michael, David, Mary, James, Cynthia, Joseph, Daniel

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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