Downing Name Meaning: Dervives from the Anglo-Saxon forenmae, 'Dunn' meaning 'dark-coloured'.
Often used as a nickname for any one with dark hair. May have also been a locational name for someone from a place of the same name.
Discover how your Downing ancestors earned their living and spread across the country. Find out more about your family history by using the Free Search box.| Bedfordshire | 0 |
| Buckinghamshire | 2 |
| Berkshire | 0 |
| Cambridgeshire | 4 |
| Channel Islands | 5 |
| Cheshire | 77 |
| Cornwall | 418 |
| Cumberland | 2 |
| Derbyshire | 62 |
| Devon | 169 |
| Dorset | 6 |
| Durham | 38 |
| Essex | 34 |
| Gloucestershire | 27 |
| Hampshire | 20 |
| Herefordshire | 5 |
| Hertfordshire | 3 |
| Huntingdonshire (and Rutland) | 10 |
| Isle of Man | 3 |
| Kent | 13 |
| Lancashire | 136 |
| Leicestershire | 6 |
| Lincolnshire | 31 |
| London | 365 |
| Middlesex | 24 |
| Northumberland | 25 |
| Norfolk | 93 |
| Northamptonshire | 139 |
| Nottinghamshire | 23 |
| Oxfordshire | 2 |
| Rutland (and Huntingdonshire) | 10 |
| Shropshire | 54 |
| Suffolk | 133 |
| Somerset | 15 |
| Surrey | 18 |
| Sussex | 10 |
| Staffordshire | 425 |
| Warwickshire | 132 |
| Westmorland | 0 |
| Wiltshire | 5 |
| Worcestershire | 93 |
| Yorkshire | 381 |
| Anglesey | 0 |
| Brecknockshire | 0 |
| Cardiganshire | 1 |
| Carnarvonshire | 0 |
| Carmarthenshire | 7 |
| Denbighshire | 1 |
| Flintshire | 1 |
| Glamorgan | 27 |
| Merionethshire | 3 |
| Montgomeryshire | 1 |
| Monmouthshire | 10 |
| Pembrokeshire | 5 |
| Radnorshire | 0 |
| Profession | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| Scholar | 540 |
| Agricultural Labourer | 83 |
| House Servant | 51 |
| Labourer | 42 |
| Dress Maker | 38 |
| Carpenter | 23 |
| House Keeper | 21 |
| Coal Miner | 21 |
| Servant | 19 |
| Laundress | 18 |
| General Servant | 16 |
| Blacksmith | 16 |
| Carter | 16 |
| Shoe Maker | 16 |
| Domestic Servant | 13 |
| Cook | 13 |
| Farmer's Daughter | 13 |
| Nail Maker | 13 |
| Miner | 12 |
| Gardener | 11 |
| Fisher Man | 10 |
| House Maid | 10 |
| Cord Wainer | 9 |
| Farmer's Wife | 9 |
| Wife | 9 |
| Name | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| Mary Downing | 2,221 |
| William Downing | 2,161 |
| John Downing | 2,029 |
| Elizabeth Downing | 1,552 |
| Sarah Downing | 1,153 |
| Thomas Downing | 1,141 |
| George Downing | 1,139 |
| James Downing | 1,006 |
| Ann Downing | 747 |
| Joseph Downing | 742 |
| Charles Downing | 676 |
| Jane Downing | 531 |
| Henry Downing | 530 |
| Eliza Downing | 499 |
| Emma Downing | 468 |
| Annie Downing | 454 |
| Ellen Downing | 446 |
| Robert Downing | 434 |
| Alice Downing | 413 |
| Edward Downing | 409 |
| Arthur Downing | 375 |
| Frederick Downing | 370 |
| Emily Downing | 366 |
| Samuel Downing | 361 |
| Hannah Downing | 353 |