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 | 42 |
| Buckinghamshire | 9 |
| Berkshire | 14 |
| Cambridgeshire | 28 |
| Channel Islands | 5 |
| Cheshire | 98 |
| Cornwall | 381 |
| Cumberland | 2 |
| Derbyshire | 78 |
| Devon | 188 |
| Dorset | 12 |
| Durham | 85 |
| Essex | 135 |
| Gloucestershire | 34 |
| Hampshire | 51 |
| Herefordshire | 9 |
| Hertfordshire | 28 |
| Huntingdonshire | 0 |
| Isle of Man | 0 |
| Kent | 35 |
| Lancashire | 299 |
| Leicestershire | 19 |
| Lincolnshire | 14 |
| London | 524 |
| Middlesex | 58 |
| Northumberland | 41 |
| Norfolk | 152 |
| Northamptonshire | 152 |
| Nottinghamshire | 75 |
| Oxfordshire | 10 |
| Rutland | 0 |
| Shropshire | 59 |
| Suffolk | 189 |
| Somerset | 25 |
| Surrey | 42 |
| Sussex | 22 |
| Staffordshire | 602 |
| Warwickshire | 141 |
| Westmorland | 0 |
| Wiltshire | 16 |
| Worcestershire | 116 |
| Yorkshire | 492 |
| Anglesey | 0 |
| Brecknockshire | 4 |
| Cardiganshire | 0 |
| Carnarvonshire | 1 |
| Carmarthenshire | 2 |
| Denbighshire | 13 |
| Flintshire | 6 |
| Glamorgan | 78 |
| Merionethshire | 0 |
| Montgomeryshire | 2 |
| Monmouthshire | 13 |
| Pembrokeshire | 0 |
| Radnorshire | 1 |
| Profession | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| Scholar | 702 |
| Coal Miner | 69 |
| General Labourer | 65 |
| Agricultural Labourer | 50 |
| Dress Maker | 50 |
| Living On Own Means | 37 |
| Farmer | 35 |
| Living On Her Own Means | 32 |
| Carpenter | 29 |
| Farm Labourer | 29 |
| Domestic Servant | 29 |
| General Servant Domestic | 25 |
| Blacksmith | 25 |
| Laundress | 18 |
| Labourer | 18 |
| House Keeper | 17 |
| Tailoress | 17 |
| Clerk | 16 |
| Cotton Weaver | 16 |
| Gardener | 14 |
| General Domestic Servant | 14 |
| Fisherman | 14 |
| Grocer Assistant | 14 |
| General Servant | 14 |
| Butcher | 13 |
| 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 |