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Downing

in the US

There are 24,306 people with the last name "Downing" in the United States.

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Ranking in the US

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Downing 1,092
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  1. is 1,088th most common Mcfadden
  2. is 1,089th most common Galvan
  3. is 1,090th most common Noel
  4. is 1,091st most common Velazquez
  5. is 1,092nd most common Downing
  6. is 1,093rd most common Godfrey
  7. is 1,094th most common Arthur
  8. is 1,095th most common Talley
  9. is 1,096th most common Kirkland

Similar Names and Nicknames

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

Most Common First Names for Downing

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

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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