Dawney Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Dawney Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Dawney family

Profession Census Frequency
Scholar 45
Labourer 12
Servant 8
Dress Maker 5
House Keeper 5
Porter 3
Tailor 3
House Servant 3
General Servant 3
Tailoress 2
Gardener 2
Agricultural Labourer 2
Dressmaker 2
Commercial Traveller 2
Inn Keeper 2
Bricklayer Labourer 2
Daur 2
Farmer's Daughter 2
Mariner 2
Shepherd 2
Fund Holder 2
Carpenter 2
Cotton Factory Worker 2
Domestic Servant 2
Heald Yarn Winder 2

Dawney Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Downey 83% 14,379
2 Dawney 100% 2,201
3 Downay 67% 326
4 Downy 67% 274
5 Dawnay 83% 121

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The surname Dawney is the 2nd most popular variant of Downey.

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