How common is the surname Downing?

28,880 people in the United States had the surname Downing in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 10,691 Americans. It ranked 1,225th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Downing?

Andrew Jackson Downing, American horticulturist, nurseryman and landscape architect (1815 - 1852), followed by Burton Downing.

Where is the surname Downing most common?

Wikidata records people named Downing in the United States and the Kingdom of England.

Is the surname Downing getting more or less common?

More common. 27,879 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 28,880 in 2010, up 3.6%.

The surname Downing

A surname, carried by 28,880 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex D552

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Downing is more common than 99.2% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 28,880 people named Downing in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 10,691 Americans. That is up 3.6% since 2000, when the Census counted 27,879.

#1,225

rank among US surnames

28,880

people in 2010

9.8

per 100,000 Americans

+3.6%

change since 2000 (was #1,154)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#1,216	Kessler	29,064	10,623
#1,217	Ritchie	29,040	10,632
#1,219	Romano	29,018	10,640
#1,220	O'Neil	28,949	10,665
#1,221	Tyson	28,947	10,666
#1,222	Bui	28,919	10,676
#1,223	Hilton	28,918	10,677

Who is named Downing

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

80% of people named Downing identified as white (not Hispanic), 13% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.7% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 80%
Black (not Hispanic) 13%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.7%
Two or more races 2.3%
American Indian and Alaska Native 1.2%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.6%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Downings

6 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Andrew Jackson Downing
American horticulturist, nurseryman and landscape architect (1815 - 1852)
Burton Downing
American racing cyclist (1885–1929)
Will Downing
American singer-songwriter and producer, born 1963
Sir George Downing, 1st Baronet
Anglo-Irish preacher, soldier, statesman and diplomat (1623-1684)
Sara Downing
American actress, born 1979
Steve Downing
American basketball player (born 1950)

Notable Downings come mostly from the United States (5) and the Kingdom of England (1).

Questions

How common is the surname Downing?: 28,880 people in the United States had the surname Downing in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 10,691 Americans. It ranked 1,225th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Downing?: In the 2010 Census, 80% of people named Downing identified as white (not Hispanic), and 13% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Downing?: Andrew Jackson Downing, American horticulturist, nurseryman and landscape architect (1815 - 1852), followed by Burton Downing.
Where is the surname Downing most common?: Wikidata records people named Downing in the United States and the Kingdom of England.
Is the surname Downing getting more or less common?: More common. 27,879 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 28,880 in 2010, up 3.6%.