# Downs (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/downs/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. Counts from the US Census Bureau; origin and etymology from Wiktionary; bearers from Wikidata. Data updated 2026-11-11.

A surname.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | not recorded |
| Type | not recorded |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 33,922 |
| US rank (2010) | 1,025 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 9,102 people |
| Change since 2000 | +1.3% (33,494 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Who carries it

Share of people named Downs in the 2010 US Census by the Census's own race and ethnicity groups. The Census suppresses a share when the count behind it is small.

| Group | Share |
|---|---|
| White (not Hispanic) | 84% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 10% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 3.0% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 0.6% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.7% |
| Two or more races | 1.7% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Downs in the United States and Germany.

## People named Downs

- Anthony Downs, American economist (1930–2021)
- Cathy Downs, American actress (1924–1976)
- Hugh Downs, American broadcaster (1921–2020)
- Damion Downs, American soccer player
- Paul W. Downs, American actor
- Micah Downs, American basketball player (born 1986)
- Solomon W. Downs, American politician (1801–1854)
- Diane Downs, American convicted murderer
- Deidre Downs, American physician

## Similar surnames

Downes, Dones, Donis, Dong, Dennis, Dang, Duong, Dumas, Duenas, Damico, Deng, Deyoung.

## How to read these numbers

A Census count is people alive and counted in 2010, not births, and names occurring fewer than 100 times are not published at all. Ethnicity shares are the Census's own categories.