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 | 3 |
| Berkshire | 0 |
| Cambridgeshire | 7 |
| Channel Islands | 3 |
| Cheshire | 265 |
| Cornwall | 16 |
| Cumberland | 5 |
| Derbyshire | 122 |
| Devon | 22 |
| Dorset | 11 |
| Durham | 67 |
| Essex | 62 |
| Gloucestershire | 67 |
| Hampshire | 80 |
| Herefordshire | 17 |
| Hertfordshire | 33 |
| Huntingdonshire (and Rutland) | 8 |
| Isle of Man | 0 |
| Kent | 69 |
| Lancashire | 292 |
| Leicestershire | 6 |
| Lincolnshire | 122 |
| London | 347 |
| Middlesex | 22 |
| Northumberland | 29 |
| Norfolk | 37 |
| Northamptonshire | 18 |
| Nottinghamshire | 61 |
| Oxfordshire | 5 |
| Rutland (and Huntingdonshire) | 8 |
| Shropshire | 88 |
| Suffolk | 148 |
| Somerset | 17 |
| Surrey | 77 |
| Sussex | 30 |
| Staffordshire | 265 |
| Warwickshire | 38 |
| Westmorland | 0 |
| Wiltshire | 8 |
| Worcestershire | 38 |
| Yorkshire | 448 |
| Anglesey | 0 |
| Brecknockshire | 0 |
| Cardiganshire | 2 |
| Carnarvonshire | 0 |
| Carmarthenshire | 3 |
| Denbighshire | 5 |
| Flintshire | 0 |
| Glamorgan | 17 |
| Merionethshire | 0 |
| Montgomeryshire | 0 |
| Monmouthshire | 39 |
| Pembrokeshire | 0 |
| Radnorshire | 0 |
| Profession | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| Scholar | 478 |
| Agricultural Labourer | 123 |
| Labourer | 48 |
| House Servant | 46 |
| Dress Maker | 38 |
| Cotton Weaver | 30 |
| Servant | 29 |
| Coal Miner | 27 |
| House Keeper | 23 |
| Laundress | 19 |
| Shoe Maker | 17 |
| Tailor | 16 |
| Blacksmith | 14 |
| Carter | 14 |
| Silk Weaver | 14 |
| General Servant | 13 |
| Gardener | 12 |
| Domestic Servant | 11 |
| Butcher | 10 |
| Potter | 10 |
| Worsted Weaver | 10 |
| Iron Moulder | 9 |
| Ag Labourer | 8 |
| Baker | 8 |
| Charwoman | 8 |
| 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 |