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Downing

in Virginia

There are 628 people with the last name "Downing" in Virginia.

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Downing 1,309
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  1. is 1,305th most common Mcclain
  2. is 1,306th most common Potts
  3. is 1,307th most common Robinette
  4. is 1,308th most common Tomlinson
  5. is 1,309th most common Downing
  6. is 1,310th most common Keys
  7. is 1,311th most common Sweet
  8. is 1,312th most common Deane
  9. is 1,313th most common Godwin

Similar Names and Nicknames

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

Most Common First Names for Downing

James, Joseph, John, Robert, Thomas, William, Charles, Patricia, Dennis, Mark

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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