How common is the surname Downes?

5,956 people in the United States had the surname Downes in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 51,838 Americans. It ranked 5,806th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Downes?

Kevin Downes, American actor, writer, producer and director, followed by Robin Atkin Downes.

Where is the surname Downes most common?

Wikidata records people named Downes in the United States and the United Kingdom.

Is the surname Downes getting more or less common?

More common. 5,594 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 5,956 in 2010, up 6.5%.

The surname Downes

A surname, carried by 5,956 people in the United States.

1 syllable Soundex D520

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Downes is more common than 96.4% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 5,956 people named Downes in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 51,838 Americans. That is up 6.5% since 2000, when the Census counted 5,594.

#5,806

rank among US surnames

5,956

people in 2010

2.0

per 100,000 Americans

+6.5%

change since 2000 (was #5,687)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#5,802	Kiernan	5,966	51,751
#5,804	Sadowski	5,965	51,760
#5,805	Hendershot	5,963	51,777
#5,806	Downes	5,956	51,838
#5,807	McGinn	5,955	51,846

Who is named Downes

Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

82% of people named Downes identified as white (not Hispanic), 12% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.4% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 82%
Black (not Hispanic) 12%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.4%
Two or more races 2.2%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.7%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.2%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Downess

5 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Kevin Downes
American actor, writer, producer and director, born 1972
Robin Atkin Downes
British actor, born 1976
Edward Downes
British conductor (1924–2009)
Olin Downes
American music critic (1886–1955)
Terry Downes
British boxer and actor (1936-2017)

Notable Downess come mostly from the United States (3) and the United Kingdom (2).

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Downes

Downes has the Soundex code D520, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code D520.

Questions

How common is the surname Downes?: 5,956 people in the United States had the surname Downes in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 51,838 Americans. It ranked 5,806th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Downes?: In the 2010 Census, 82% of people named Downes identified as white (not Hispanic), and 12% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Downes?: Kevin Downes, American actor, writer, producer and director, followed by Robin Atkin Downes.
Where is the surname Downes most common?: Wikidata records people named Downes in the United States and the United Kingdom.
Is the surname Downes getting more or less common?: More common. 5,594 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 5,956 in 2010, up 6.5%.