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 47
Chair Maker 5
Labourer 5
Cotton Piecer 5
General Labourer 3
Baby Shoe Sewer 2
Carpenter 2
Clerk 2
Nil 2
Flax Spreadus 2
Domestic Servant 2
Card Room Jobber 1
Cotton Speed Tenter 1
Housewife 1
Agricultural Labourer 1
Agricultural Labourer Wife 1
Coal Miner 1
O Seaman M S 1
Bankers Apprentice 1
Gardener Not Domestic 1
Gardeners Wife 1
Solicitor Managing Clerk 1
Dress Maker 1
Joiner & Carpenter 1
Tin Opener 1

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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