Surname Checker / Downs
How Common Is the Last Name Downs?
Estimated U.S. bearers of the surname Downs today
37,559
Ranked #1,025 of 162,254 published surnames · 11.5 per 100,000 Americans (2010 Census) · 33,922 bearers counted in 2010, scaled to today's population.
Ancestry breakdown reported in the 2010 Census
White
83.76%
Black
10.2%
Asian / Pacific Islander
0.62%
Hispanic
3.03%
Percentages are the Census Bureau's published figures for surname bearers in 2010. Figures are estimates from public records — see the methodology page.