Downs Name Meaning: The name is of Anglo-Saxon origin and is a patronymic variant of 'Dunn'/ 'Donn meaning 'dark'. Dunn 'dark-colored'.
May have been a nickname for someone with dark coloured hair or a swarthy complexion.
Discover how your Downs 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 | 15 |
| Berkshire | 0 |
| Cambridgeshire | 8 |
| Channel Islands | 1 |
| Cheshire | 119 |
| Cornwall | 24 |
| Cumberland | 8 |
| Derbyshire | 94 |
| Devon | 36 |
| Dorset | 3 |
| Durham | 34 |
| Essex | 151 |
| Gloucestershire | 66 |
| Hampshire | 64 |
| Herefordshire | 23 |
| Hertfordshire | 14 |
| Huntingdonshire (and Rutland) | 16 |
| Isle of Man | 0 |
| Kent | 92 |
| Lancashire | 189 |
| Leicestershire | 5 |
| Lincolnshire | 55 |
| London | 330 |
| Middlesex | 11 |
| Northumberland | 30 |
| Norfolk | 36 |
| Northamptonshire | 8 |
| Nottinghamshire | 42 |
| Oxfordshire | 14 |
| Rutland (and Huntingdonshire) | 16 |
| Shropshire | 95 |
| Suffolk | 80 |
| Somerset | 8 |
| Surrey | 70 |
| Sussex | 26 |
| Staffordshire | 245 |
| Warwickshire | 53 |
| Westmorland | 0 |
| Wiltshire | 3 |
| Worcestershire | 35 |
| Yorkshire | 397 |
| Anglesey | 0 |
| Brecknockshire | 0 |
| Cardiganshire | 0 |
| Carnarvonshire | 0 |
| Carmarthenshire | 0 |
| Denbighshire | 0 |
| Flintshire | 2 |
| Glamorgan | 1 |
| Merionethshire | 0 |
| Montgomeryshire | 1 |
| Monmouthshire | 7 |
| Pembrokeshire | 5 |
| Radnorshire | 0 |
| Profession | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| Agricultural Labourer | 104 |
| Female Servant | 83 |
| Labourer | 56 |
| Farmer | 42 |
| Male Servant | 39 |
| Independent | 37 |
| Shoe Maker | 31 |
| Ag Labourer | 21 |
| Silk Weaver | 20 |
| Weaver | 15 |
| Tailor | 15 |
| Apprentice | 14 |
| Blacksmith | 13 |
| Gardener | 11 |
| Collier | 10 |
| Independant | 9 |
| Cotton Weaver | 8 |
| Brick Layer | 8 |
| Laundress | 8 |
| Dress Maker | 8 |
| Carpenter | 7 |
| Servant | 7 |
| Potter | 7 |
| Coal Miner | 6 |
| Moulder | 6 |
| Name | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| Mary Downs | 2,057 |
| John Downs | 2,012 |
| William Downs | 1,915 |
| Elizabeth Downs | 1,314 |
| Thomas Downs | 1,214 |
| George Downs | 1,192 |
| Sarah Downs | 1,185 |
| James Downs | 947 |
| Ann Downs | 684 |
| Jane Downs | 579 |
| Joseph Downs | 540 |
| Charles Downs | 526 |
| Henry Downs | 500 |
| Eliza Downs | 474 |
| Emma Downs | 435 |
| Alice Downs | 429 |
| Ellen Downs | 420 |
| Hannah Downs | 415 |
| Robert Downs | 399 |
| Annie Downs | 395 |
| Edward Downs | 381 |
| Samuel Downs | 339 |
| Martha Downs | 338 |
| Arthur Downs | 337 |
| Emily Downs | 301 |