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 | 14 |
| Buckinghamshire | 15 |
| Berkshire | 38 |
| Cambridgeshire | 14 |
| Channel Islands | 2 |
| Cheshire | 246 |
| Cornwall | 12 |
| Cumberland | 8 |
| Derbyshire | 79 |
| Devon | 54 |
| Dorset | 15 |
| Durham | 134 |
| Essex | 135 |
| Gloucestershire | 90 |
| Hampshire | 93 |
| Herefordshire | 19 |
| Hertfordshire | 15 |
| Huntingdonshire (and Rutland) | 12 |
| Isle of Man | 0 |
| Kent | 134 |
| Lancashire | 484 |
| Leicestershire | 66 |
| Lincolnshire | 99 |
| London | 591 |
| Middlesex | 38 |
| Northumberland | 28 |
| Norfolk | 24 |
| Northamptonshire | 31 |
| Nottinghamshire | 51 |
| Oxfordshire | 4 |
| Rutland (and Huntingdonshire) | 12 |
| Shropshire | 51 |
| Suffolk | 80 |
| Somerset | 31 |
| Surrey | 86 |
| Sussex | 67 |
| Staffordshire | 318 |
| Warwickshire | 89 |
| Westmorland | 5 |
| Wiltshire | 9 |
| Worcestershire | 48 |
| Yorkshire | 583 |
| Anglesey | 0 |
| Brecknockshire | 5 |
| Cardiganshire | 0 |
| Carnarvonshire | 6 |
| Carmarthenshire | 0 |
| Denbighshire | 19 |
| Flintshire | 1 |
| Glamorgan | 43 |
| Merionethshire | 0 |
| Montgomeryshire | 0 |
| Monmouthshire | 59 |
| Pembrokeshire | 4 |
| Radnorshire | 0 |
| Profession | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| Scholar | 663 |
| Agricultural Labourer | 89 |
| Domestic Servant | 50 |
| Coal Miner | 50 |
| General Labourer | 50 |
| Dress Maker | 31 |
| Farmer | 30 |
| Labourer | 30 |
| Living On Own Means | 27 |
| Living On Her Own Means | 20 |
| Cotton Weaver | 19 |
| General Servant Domestic | 18 |
| General Servant | 17 |
| Dressmaker | 16 |
| Gardener | 15 |
| Charwoman | 15 |
| Laundress | 14 |
| Blacksmith | 14 |
| Silk Weaver | 13 |
| House Keeper | 12 |
| Char Woman | 11 |
| Farm Labourer | 11 |
| Brick Layer | 11 |
| Butcher | 10 |
| Carter | 10 |
| 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 |