Dowing

Dowing Meaning & Origin

About Dowing
The surname Dowing is of English origin and is derived from the Old English personal name "Dunn", meaning "dark-colored" or "brown", combined with the suffix "-ing", indicating "descendant" or "son of". Therefore, the surname Dowing signifies "son of Dunn" or "descendant of Dunn". It is a patronymic surname, commonly used to denote a person's lineage or family association.

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Popularity

Surname Popularity by Ethnicity

The surname Dowing is a unique entry in our records. Discover more about its distribution and characteristics:

  • Number of People with the name Dowing: 173
  • Overall Popularity: Less than 0.01% (a rare surname)
  • Ranking: 103,655
  • Frequency per 100k people: 0.06

Below is the ethnic distribution of the surname Dowing based on recent US Census records. This is a brief glimpse into the diverse backgrounds of people carrying this surname.

Ranking information for the surname Dowing is not currently available.

Pronunciation

📇 Metaphone
TNK
🗽 NYSIIS
DA
🔊 Soundex
D052
🎵 Syllabic Pronunciation
D AW1 IH0 NG
🌐 IPA
/dowing*/
🔊 Double Metaphone
('TNK', '')
🈯 Cross-Lingual Phonetic
D520

Accessibility & Communication

How to write the name Dowing in Braille

Here's how to represent Dowing in Braille, each pattern of raised dots corresponds to a letter in the name.

The name Dowing in braille

How to sign the name Dowing using Sign Language

The image below shows how you can spell Dowing using American Sign Language (ASL). In sign language, each hand shape corresponds to a specific a letter of the name.

The name Dowing in sign language

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