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Downey

in North Carolina

There are 708 people with the last name "Downey" in North Carolina.

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Ranking in North Carolina

NameRank
Downey 1,594
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  1. is 1,590th most common Nix
  2. is 1,591st most common Coward
  3. is 1,592nd most common Harkey
  4. is 1,593rd most common Milligan
  5. is 1,594th most common Downey
  6. is 1,595th most common Farrington
  7. is 1,596th most common Haddock
  8. is 1,597th most common Paschal
  9. is 1,598th most common Dyson

Similar Names and Nicknames

Downs, Downing, Doan, Downes, Downer, Doane, Downie, Donna, Dawn, Downard

Most Common First Names for Downey

John, William, James, David, Michael, Mary, Dennis, Patricia, Robert, Anthony

Meaning & History

Irish: reduced Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó Dúnadhaigh ‘descendant of Dúnadhach’, a personal name meaning ‘fortress-holder’ (from dún ‘fortress’, ‘fortified hill’).

Irish: reduced Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó Maol Dhomhnaigh, or of Mac Giolla Dhomnaigh (see Maloney).

Scottish: habitational name from the Scottish barony of Downie or Duny in the parish of Monikie in Angus (on Tayside), named from Gaelic dùn ‘hill’ + the locative suffix -ach.

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