How common is the last name Downey?

25,382 people in the United States have the last name Downey, about 1 in 11,776. It ranks #1,362 of 156,621 last names in the 2020 Census.

last name

DOWNEY

#1,362

of 156,621 last names recorded in the 2020 Census

People
25,382
About
1 in 11,776
This common or more
43.3%
Who bears it

Of the 25,382 people with the last name Downey, 85.5% reported their origin as White, 6.1% as Black and 3.4% as two or more races. These count how people described themselves on the 2020 Census, not where the name comes from.

Either side of Downey

#1,359 Gomes · 25,393#1,361 Rutledge · 25,388#1,363 Dunbar · 25,377#1,363 Pike · 25,377

Spelled almost the same

3 last names in the 2020 Census spelled within a letter or two of Downey, most common first.

#11,811 Doney · 2,535#70,545 Dooney · 299#122,574 Downy · 148

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