Downey

in the US

There are 22,432 people with the last name "Downey" in the United States.

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Ranking in the US

NameRank
Downey 1,176
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  1. is 1,172nd most common Boyce
  2. is 1,173rd most common Stern
  3. is 1,174th most common Rosenberg
  4. is 1,175th most common Mcgill
  5. is 1,176th most common Downey
  6. is 1,177th most common Rossi
  7. is 1,178th most common Burt
  8. is 1,179th most common Rosa
  9. is 1,180th most common Ott

Similar Names and Nicknames

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

Most Common First Names for Downey

John, James, Michael, Robert, William, Mary, David, Thomas, Richard, Patricia



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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