Last Name DOWNEY

 

National Statistics

Summary

  • DOWNEY is ranked as the 1281st most popular family name in the United States with an estimated population of 30,599.
  • This name is in the 99th percentile, this means that nearly 0% of all the last names are more popular.
  • There are 9.6 people named DOWNEY for every 100,000 Americans.
  • This name is most often used as a last name, 100% of the time.
  • Based on US Census Bureau data the estimated population of people named DOWNEY is 30,934, the rank is 1,225 and the proportion per 100k Americans named DOWNEY is 9.71.

Last Names DOWNEY
National Statistics

MyNameStats statistics:

  • Population Est. 30,599 +/-2.0%
  • National Rank 1,281
  • Percentile Rank 1.00
  • Proportion/100k 9.6

US Census Bureau statistics:

  • Population Estimate 30,934
  • National Rank 1,225
  • Proportion/100k 9.71

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Race and Ethnicity

Summary

The race and Hispanic origin distribution of the people with the name DOWNEY is 89.5% White, 1.7% Hispanic origin, 6.1% Black, 0.5% Asian or Pacific Islander, 1.4% Two or More Races, and 0.9% 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 DOWNEY have a higher likelyhood of being White and a lower likelyhood of being Hispanic origin.

Ethnic and Cultural Name Categories

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

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

Race or Hisp. origin % people named % general pop. % diff.
White 89.5% 63.9% 25.6%
Hispanic origin 1.7% 16.3% -14.6%
Black 6.1% 12.3% -6.2%
Asian or Pacific Islander 0.5% 4.9% -4.4%
Two or more races 1.4% 1.8% -0.4%
American Indian or Alaskan Native 0.9% 0.7% 0.2%
 

State Statistics for Popularity and Rank

Summary

  • The state with the most people named DOWNEY is California where 2,922 people have this name.
  • Kentucky is the state where you are most likely to meet a person named DOWNEY, as 24.38 in every 100,000 Kentuckians have this name.
  • Highest percentile rank of any state for this name is 99th, this rank was reached in the states of New York.
  • Kentucky 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 3 more people than projected.
  • The state with the biggest negative difference is Maine (where the blue bar does not extend past the yellow vertical line) with a difference of 2 fewer people than projected.
Midwest State Statistics Last-Names DOWNEY State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Illinois 1,546 12 99.5% Indiana 1,181 17.91 99.3% Iowa 388 12.5 98.6% Kansas 380 13.08 98.1% Michigan 981 9.9 99.4% Minnesota 253 4.65 97.7% Missouri 206 6.88 93.8% Nebraska 197 10.48 97.1% North Dakota 0 0 0.0% Ohio 1,432 12.35 99.4% South Dakota 35 4.15 75.5% Wisconsin 339 5.89 98.3%

Midwest States
State stats for the first name DOWNEY

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Illinois 1,546 12 99.5%
Indiana 1,181 17.91 99.3%
Iowa 388 12.5 98.6%
Kansas 380 13.08 98.1%
Michigan 981 9.9 99.4%
Minnesota 253 4.65 97.7%
Missouri 206 6.88 93.8%
Nebraska 197 10.48 97.1%
North Dakota 0 0 0.0%
Ohio 1,432 12.35 99.4%
South Dakota 35 4.15 75.5%
Wisconsin 339 5.89 98.3%
West State Statistics Last-Names DOWNEY State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Alaska 64 8.65 88.8% Arizona 702 10.43 99.0% California 2,922 7.53 99.5% Colorado 635 11.85 99.1% Hawaii 120 8.48 96.2% Idaho 250 15.29 97.6% Montana 180 17.63 97.8% Nevada 257 9.04 98.0% New Mexico 177 8.5 96.2% Oregon 402 10.12 98.5% Utah 182 6.19 94.2% Washington 807 11.43 99.3% Wyoming 121 20.75 96.5%

West States
State stats for the first name DOWNEY

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Alaska 64 8.65 88.8%
Arizona 702 10.43 99.0%
California 2,922 7.53 99.5%
Colorado 635 11.85 99.1%
Hawaii 120 8.48 96.2%
Idaho 250 15.29 97.6%
Montana 180 17.63 97.8%
Nevada 257 9.04 98.0%
New Mexico 177 8.5 96.2%
Oregon 402 10.12 98.5%
Utah 182 6.19 94.2%
Washington 807 11.43 99.3%
Wyoming 121 20.75 96.5%
Northeast State Statistics Last-Names DOWNEY State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Connecticut 380 10.56 98.7% Maine 51 3.83 84.5% Massachusetts 1,095 16.23 99.2% New Hampshire 112 8.45 94.4% New Jersey 1,126 12.6 99.4% New York 2,260 11.45 99.6% Pennsylvania 1,342 10.49 99.4% Rhode Island 82 7.77 92.6% Vermont 94 15.02 96.1%

Northeast States
State stats for the first name DOWNEY

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Connecticut 380 10.56 98.7%
Maine 51 3.83 84.5%
Massachusetts 1,095 16.23 99.2%
New Hampshire 112 8.45 94.4%
New Jersey 1,126 12.6 99.4%
New York 2,260 11.45 99.6%
Pennsylvania 1,342 10.49 99.4%
Rhode Island 82 7.77 92.6%
Vermont 94 15.02 96.1%
South State Statistics Last-Names DOWNEY State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Alabama 775 15.99 98.1% Arkansas 147 4.97 93.5% Delaware 75 7.98 96.4% Dist. of Columbia 29 4.42 86.8% Florida 1,683 8.46 99.6% Georgia 716 7.09 98.4% Kentucky 1,076 24.38 98.7% Louisiana 308 6.63 95.9% Maryland 617 10.33 99.0% Mississippi 206 6.88 93.8% North Carolina 810 8.15 98.7% Oklahoma 435 11.21 97.6% South Carolina 358 7.4 97.2% Tennessee 573 8.75 98.0% Texas 1,937 7.18 99.2% Virginia 1,172 14.07 99.3% West Virginia 273 14.74 95.6%

South States
State stats for the first name DOWNEY

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Alabama 775 15.99 98.1%
Arkansas 147 4.97 93.5%
Delaware 75 7.98 96.4%
Dist. of Columbia 29 4.42 86.8%
Florida 1,683 8.46 99.6%
Georgia 716 7.09 98.4%
Kentucky 1,076 24.38 98.7%
Louisiana 308 6.63 95.9%
Maryland 617 10.33 99.0%
Mississippi 206 6.88 93.8%
North Carolina 810 8.15 98.7%
Oklahoma 435 11.21 97.6%
South Carolina 358 7.4 97.2%
Tennessee 573 8.75 98.0%
Texas 1,937 7.18 99.2%
Virginia 1,172 14.07 99.3%
West Virginia 273 14.74 95.6%
 

Full Names with DOWNEY as a Last Name

Summary

Shown are the top 20 most likely full names that have DOWNEY 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 DOWNEY.

The most popular full name is John DOWNEY. 2.61% of all the people named DOWNEY have this given name.

There are 1347 first names associated with this last name.

Top 20 Last Names
paired with the first name DOWNEY

Rank Full Name % of pop
1 John DOWNEY 2.61%
2 James DOWNEY 2.55%
3 Michael DOWNEY 1.91%
4 Robert DOWNEY 1.88%
5 David DOWNEY 1.71%
6 William DOWNEY 1.49%
7 Mary DOWNEY 1.43%
8 Barbara DOWNEY 1.17%
9 Daniel DOWNEY 0.97%
10 Charles DOWNEY 0.94%
11 Patricia DOWNEY 0.91%
12 Thomas DOWNEY 0.91%
13 Elizabeth DOWNEY 0.79%
14 Paul DOWNEY 0.79%
15 Patrick DOWNEY 0.77%
16 Richard DOWNEY 0.74%
17 Brian DOWNEY 0.71%
18 Edward DOWNEY 0.67%
19 Joseph DOWNEY 0.67%
20 Donna DOWNEY 0.64%