Last Name DOWDY

 

National Statistics

Summary

  • DOWDY is ranked as the 2810th most popular family name in the United States with an estimated population of 14,102.
  • This name is in the 99th percentile, this means that nearly 0% of all the last names are more popular.
  • There are 4.42 people named DOWDY for every 100,000 Americans.
  • This name is most often used as a last name, 99% of the time.
  • Based on US Census Bureau data the estimated population of people named DOWDY is 15,642, the rank is 2,494 and the proportion per 100k Americans named DOWDY is 4.91.

Last Names DOWDY
National Statistics

MyNameStats statistics:

  • Population Est. 14,102 +/-3.0%
  • National Rank 2,810
  • Percentile Rank 1.00
  • Proportion/100k 4.4

US Census Bureau statistics:

  • Population Estimate 15,642
  • National Rank 2,494
  • Proportion/100k 4.91

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Race and Ethnicity

Summary

The race and Hispanic origin distribution of the people with the name DOWDY is 78.5% White, 1.4% Hispanic origin, 17.7% Black, 0.2% Asian or Pacific Islander, 1.3% Two or More Races, and 0.8% American Indian or Alaskan Native. These figures should be considered only as a rough estimate. The purpose of this graph is to compare the name's specific race and Hispanic origin distribution to the distribution in the general population of the US.

The vertical blue bars represent the race distribution of people that have the name. The yellow horizontal lines represent the race distribution of the general population. The amount by which the blue bars extend past the yellow horizontal lines determines how likely a person with the name will be part of a given race or Hispanic origin group.

On this basis, the people with the name DOWDY have a higher likelyhood of being White and a lower likelyhood of being Hispanic origin.

Ethnic and Cultural Name Categories

The first name DOWDY is included in the following name categories:
  • Not Categorized

Race & Hispanic origin distribution
of the people with the name DOWDY

Race or Hisp. origin % people named % general pop. % diff.
White 78.5% 63.9% 14.6%
Hispanic origin 1.4% 16.3% -14.9%
Black 17.7% 12.3% 5.4%
Asian or Pacific Islander 0.2% 4.9% -4.7%
Two or more races 1.3% 1.8% -0.5%
American Indian or Alaskan Native 0.8% 0.7% 0.1%
 

State Statistics for Popularity and Rank

Summary

  • The state with the most people named DOWDY is Virginia where 1,676 people have this name.
  • Virginia is the state where you are most likely to meet a person named DOWDY, as 20.13 in every 100,000 Virginians have this name.
  • Highest percentile rank of any state for this name is 99th, this rank was reached in the states of Virginia.
  • Virginia is the state with the biggest positive difference between the actual state population and the projected state population based on the national average. (where the blue bar extends past the yellow vertical line) with a difference of 5 more people than projected.
  • The state with the biggest negative difference is Minnesota (where the blue bar does not extend past the yellow vertical line) with a difference of 14 fewer people than projected.
Midwest State Statistics Last-Names DOWDY State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Illinois 328 2.54 97.6% Indiana 198 3 95.3% Iowa 32 1.04 78.6% Kansas 56 1.94 84.8% Michigan 284 2.87 97.7% Minnesota 23 0.43 72.3% Missouri 406 13.54 96.6% Nebraska 20 1.05 60.1% North Dakota 0 0 0.0% Ohio 302 2.6 96.8% South Dakota 9 1.04 9.9% Wisconsin 41 0.72 82.6%

Midwest States
State stats for the first name DOWDY

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Illinois 328 2.54 97.6%
Indiana 198 3 95.3%
Iowa 32 1.04 78.6%
Kansas 56 1.94 84.8%
Michigan 284 2.87 97.7%
Minnesota 23 0.43 72.3%
Missouri 406 13.54 96.6%
Nebraska 20 1.05 60.1%
North Dakota 0 0 0.0%
Ohio 302 2.6 96.8%
South Dakota 9 1.04 9.9%
Wisconsin 41 0.72 82.6%
West State Statistics Last-Names DOWDY State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Alaska 16 2.16 14.8% Arizona 228 3.39 97.0% California 636 1.64 98.2% Colorado 250 4.67 97.5% Hawaii 18 1.27 70.6% Idaho 16 0.96 53.6% Montana 24 2.3 71.4% Nevada 37 1.29 84.4% New Mexico 148 7.08 95.3% Oregon 175 4.42 96.3% Utah 25 0.84 68.6% Washington 163 2.31 96.3% Wyoming 56 9.58 90.4%

West States
State stats for the first name DOWDY

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Alaska 16 2.16 14.8%
Arizona 228 3.39 97.0%
California 636 1.64 98.2%
Colorado 250 4.67 97.5%
Hawaii 18 1.27 70.6%
Idaho 16 0.96 53.6%
Montana 24 2.3 71.4%
Nevada 37 1.29 84.4%
New Mexico 148 7.08 95.3%
Oregon 175 4.42 96.3%
Utah 25 0.84 68.6%
Washington 163 2.31 96.3%
Wyoming 56 9.58 90.4%
Northeast State Statistics Last-Names DOWDY State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Connecticut 60 1.68 90.1% Maine 31 2.3 75.3% Massachusetts 109 1.62 91.7% New Hampshire 9 0.7 14.5% New Jersey 323 3.62 97.7% New York 156 0.79 94.2% Pennsylvania 196 1.54 95.7% Rhode Island 46 4.32 85.6% Vermont 0 0 0.0%

Northeast States
State stats for the first name DOWDY

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Connecticut 60 1.68 90.1%
Maine 31 2.3 75.3%
Massachusetts 109 1.62 91.7%
New Hampshire 9 0.7 14.5%
New Jersey 323 3.62 97.7%
New York 156 0.79 94.2%
Pennsylvania 196 1.54 95.7%
Rhode Island 46 4.32 85.6%
Vermont 0 0 0.0%
South State Statistics Last-Names DOWDY State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Alabama 414 8.53 96.6% Arkansas 365 12.31 97.2% Delaware 11 1.14 70.4% Dist. of Columbia 51 7.74 92.4% Florida 753 3.79 99.1% Georgia 1,387 13.73 99.2% Kentucky 778 17.62 98.2% Louisiana 188 4.03 93.7% Maryland 200 3.35 96.9% Mississippi 406 13.54 96.6% North Carolina 1,027 10.33 98.9% Oklahoma 435 11.21 97.6% South Carolina 315 6.51 96.9% Tennessee 1,089 16.63 98.9% Texas 1,443 5.35 99.0% Virginia 1,676 20.13 99.5% West Virginia 173 9.34 93.2%

South States
State stats for the first name DOWDY

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Alabama 414 8.53 96.6%
Arkansas 365 12.31 97.2%
Delaware 11 1.14 70.4%
Dist. of Columbia 51 7.74 92.4%
Florida 753 3.79 99.1%
Georgia 1,387 13.73 99.2%
Kentucky 778 17.62 98.2%
Louisiana 188 4.03 93.7%
Maryland 200 3.35 96.9%
Mississippi 406 13.54 96.6%
North Carolina 1,027 10.33 98.9%
Oklahoma 435 11.21 97.6%
South Carolina 315 6.51 96.9%
Tennessee 1,089 16.63 98.9%
Texas 1,443 5.35 99.0%
Virginia 1,676 20.13 99.5%
West Virginia 173 9.34 93.2%
 

Full Names with DOWDY as a Last Name

Summary

Shown are the top 20 most likely full names that have DOWDY as a last name. The length of the bars represents an estimate of the the number of people with the name expressed as a percentage of all the people named DOWDY.

The most popular full name is James DOWDY. 2.30% of all the people named DOWDY have this given name.

There are 981 first names associated with this last name.

Top 20 Last Names
paired with the first name DOWDY

Rank Full Name % of pop
1 James DOWDY 2.30%
2 David DOWDY 1.84%
3 Michael DOWDY 1.35%
4 William DOWDY 1.25%
5 Charles DOWDY 1.22%
6 John DOWDY 1.19%
7 Robert DOWDY 1.19%
8 Mary DOWDY 0.99%
9 Donald DOWDY 0.86%
10 Donna DOWDY 0.86%
11 Linda DOWDY 0.86%
12 Barbara DOWDY 0.82%
13 Patricia DOWDY 0.72%
14 Carolyn DOWDY 0.69%
15 Jennifer DOWDY 0.69%
16 Amy DOWDY 0.66%
17 Thomas DOWDY 0.66%
18 Cynthia DOWDY 0.63%
19 Jerry DOWDY 0.63%
20 Betty DOWDY 0.59%

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