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- Downey - Last Name Meaning & Origin
Downey
- Used in: 3 countries
Origin: Scottish
Various origins: * Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó Dúnadhaigh (“descendant of Dúnadhach”), a personal name which derives from a diminutive form of dúnadh (“closing, securing, fastening”). * Irish surname from a reduced form of McEldowney or Muldowney. * Scottish habitational surname from the barony of Downie or Duny, named from Scottish Gaelic dùn (“hill”) + the locative suffix -ach.
Etymology: Wiktionary (CC-BY-SA)
Name Variants & Related
Popularity by Country
Downey
Rank #1225
Frequency
26,206 people (9.71 per 100k)
Ethnic Distribution
White 89.47% Hispanic 1.69% Black 6.11% Asian/PI 0.52% Native Am. 0.86% Two+ 1.35%
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