| Bedfordshire | 0 |
| Buckinghamshire | 0 |
| Berkshire | 0 |
| Cambridgeshire | 0 |
| Channel Islands | 0 |
| Cheshire | 0 |
| Cornwall | 0 |
| Cumberland | 0 |
| Derbyshire | 0 |
| Devon | 0 |
| Dorset | 0 |
| Durham | 14 |
| Essex | 0 |
| Gloucestershire | 0 |
| Hampshire | 1 |
| Herefordshire | 0 |
| Hertfordshire | 0 |
| Huntingdonshire | 0 |
| Isle of Man | 0 |
| Kent | 0 |
| Lancashire | 21 |
| Leicestershire | 0 |
| Lincolnshire | 0 |
| London | 1 |
| Middlesex | 0 |
| Northumberland | 2 |
| Norfolk | 0 |
| Northamptonshire | 0 |
| Nottinghamshire | 0 |
| Oxfordshire | 0 |
| Rutland | 0 |
| Shropshire | 0 |
| Suffolk | 0 |
| Somerset | 0 |
| Surrey | 0 |
| Sussex | 0 |
| Staffordshire | 0 |
| Warwickshire | 0 |
| Westmorland | 0 |
| Wiltshire | 0 |
| Worcestershire | 0 |
| Yorkshire | 1 |
| Anglesey | 0 |
| Brecknockshire | 0 |
| Cardiganshire | 0 |
| Carnarvonshire | 0 |
| Carmarthenshire | 0 |
| Denbighshire | 0 |
| Flintshire | 0 |
| Glamorgan | 0 |
| Merionethshire | 0 |
| Montgomeryshire | 0 |
| Monmouthshire | 0 |
| Pembrokeshire | 0 |
| Radnorshire | 0 |
| Profession | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| Scholar | 9 |
| Coal Miner | 1 |
| Lab Iron Works | 1 |
| Agricultural Labourer | 1 |
| Carrier | 1 |
| Coal Dealer | 1 |
| Coaltry Dealer | 1 |
| House Painter | 1 |
| Painter | 1 |
| Stone Mason | 1 |
| Pupil | 1 |
| Private Soldier | 1 |
| Stone Quarry Worker | 1 |
| Name | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| John Dowan | 16 |
| Mary Dowan | 15 |
| Margaret Dowan | 13 |
| William Dowan | 11 |
| Elizabeth Dowan | 10 |
| Annie Dowan | 6 |
| James Dowan | 6 |
| Joseph Dowan | 6 |
| Sarah Dowan | 6 |
| George Dowan | 5 |
| Thomas Dowan | 5 |
| Catherine Dowan | 4 |
| Ann Dowan | 3 |
| Hannah Dowan | 3 |
| Robert Dowan | 3 |
| Agnes Dowan | 2 |
| Alfred Dowan | 2 |
| Alice Dowan | 2 |
| Beatrice Dowan | 2 |
| Caroline Dowan | 2 |
| Eliza Dowan | 2 |
| Emma Dowan | 2 |
| Jane Dowan | 2 |
| Jessie Dowan | 2 |
| Lawrence Dowan | 2 |
| Rank | Surname | Match | Census Frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Down | 80% | 30,772 |
| 2 | Edwin | 40% | 4,511 |
| 3 | Downie | 50% | 3,265 |
| 4 | Downe | 60% | 2,678 |
| 5 | Dawn | 60% | 2,247 |
| 6 | Dowen | 80% | 1,001 |
| 7 | Dwine | 40% | 756 |
| 8 | Dewin | 60% | 739 |
| 9 | Dewen | 60% | 473 |
| 10 | Dwan | 80% | 234 |
| 11 | Dewan | 80% | 172 |
| 12 | Dowan | 100% | 172 |
| 13 | Dwen | 60% | 172 |
| 14 | Dwane | 60% | 152 |
| 15 | Dawen | 60% | 142 |
| 16 | Adwin | 40% | 116 |
| 17 | Dowin | 80% | 115 |
| 18 | Dowine | 67% | 114 |
The surname Dowan is the 12th most popular variant of Down.