Downs Name Meaning: The name is of Anglo-Saxon origin and is a patronymic variant of 'Dunn'/ 'Donn meaning 'dark'. Dunn 'dark-colored'.
May have been a nickname for someone with dark coloured hair or a swarthy complexion.
Discover how your Downs ancestors earned their living and spread across the country. Find out more about your family history by using the Free Search box.| Bedfordshire | 5 |
| Buckinghamshire | 3 |
| Berkshire | 9 |
| Cambridgeshire | 12 |
| Channel Islands | 8 |
| Cheshire | 325 |
| Cornwall | 6 |
| Cumberland | 8 |
| Derbyshire | 125 |
| Devon | 36 |
| Dorset | 36 |
| Durham | 186 |
| Essex | 232 |
| Gloucestershire | 134 |
| Hampshire | 93 |
| Herefordshire | 1 |
| Hertfordshire | 15 |
| Huntingdonshire (and Rutland) | 18 |
| Isle of Man | 0 |
| Kent | 150 |
| Lancashire | 683 |
| Leicestershire | 42 |
| Lincolnshire | 88 |
| London | 590 |
| Middlesex | 71 |
| Northumberland | 46 |
| Norfolk | 22 |
| Northamptonshire | 42 |
| Nottinghamshire | 57 |
| Oxfordshire | 9 |
| Rutland (and Huntingdonshire) | 18 |
| Shropshire | 29 |
| Suffolk | 64 |
| Somerset | 21 |
| Surrey | 94 |
| Sussex | 76 |
| Staffordshire | 365 |
| Warwickshire | 127 |
| Westmorland | 0 |
| Wiltshire | 2 |
| Worcestershire | 35 |
| Yorkshire | 704 |
| Anglesey | 0 |
| Brecknockshire | 3 |
| Cardiganshire | 1 |
| Carnarvonshire | 5 |
| Carmarthenshire | 1 |
| Denbighshire | 4 |
| Flintshire | 1 |
| Glamorgan | 73 |
| Merionethshire | 0 |
| Montgomeryshire | 1 |
| Monmouthshire | 78 |
| Pembrokeshire | 1 |
| Radnorshire | 0 |
| Profession | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| General Labourer | 61 |
| General Servant Domestic | 39 |
| Living On Own Means | 37 |
| Farmer | 34 |
| Scholar | 32 |
| Cotton Weaver | 32 |
| Ordinary Agricultural Labourer | 23 |
| Dress Maker | 20 |
| Agricultural Labourer | 20 |
| Cook Domestic | 18 |
| Butcher | 16 |
| Dressmaker | 15 |
| Domestic Servant | 14 |
| Housemaid Domestic | 14 |
| Bricklayer | 13 |
| Charwoman | 13 |
| Coal Miner Hewer | 12 |
| Brick Layer | 11 |
| House Painter | 11 |
| Tailoress | 11 |
| Coal Miner | 11 |
| Iron Moulder | 10 |
| School Girl | 10 |
| Servant Domestic | 9 |
| School | 9 |
| Name | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| Mary Downs | 2,057 |
| John Downs | 2,012 |
| William Downs | 1,915 |
| Elizabeth Downs | 1,314 |
| Thomas Downs | 1,214 |
| George Downs | 1,192 |
| Sarah Downs | 1,185 |
| James Downs | 947 |
| Ann Downs | 684 |
| Jane Downs | 579 |
| Joseph Downs | 540 |
| Charles Downs | 526 |
| Henry Downs | 500 |
| Eliza Downs | 474 |
| Emma Downs | 435 |
| Alice Downs | 429 |
| Ellen Downs | 420 |
| Hannah Downs | 415 |
| Robert Downs | 399 |
| Annie Downs | 395 |
| Edward Downs | 381 |
| Samuel Downs | 339 |
| Martha Downs | 338 |
| Arthur Downs | 337 |
| Emily Downs | 301 |