How Common Is the Last Name Downing?

Estimated U.S. bearers of the surname Downing today

31,977

Ranked #1,225 of 162,254 published surnames · 9.79 per 100,000 Americans (2010 Census) · 28,880 bearers counted in 2010, scaled to today's population.

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Ancestry breakdown reported in the 2010 Census

White

80.29%

Black

12.93%

Asian / Pacific Islander

0.6%

Hispanic

2.66%

Percentages are the Census Bureau's published figures for surname bearers in 2010. Figures are estimates from public records — see the methodology page.