About Downie
The surname Downie is of Scottish origin and is derived from the Gaelic word "dun" meaning "brown" or "dark," and the suffix "-ie" indicating "son of." Therefore, the surname Downie can be interpreted as "son of the dark one" or "son of the brown-haired person." It is a patronymic surname, commonly used to identify the descendants of an ancestor with these characteristics.
The surname Downie is a unique entry in our records. Discover more about its distribution and characteristics:
Below is the ethnic distribution of the surname Downie based on recent US Census records. This is a brief glimpse into the diverse backgrounds of people carrying this surname.
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Here's how to represent Downie in Braille, each pattern of raised dots corresponds to a letter in the name.
The image below shows how you can spell Downie using American Sign Language (ASL). In sign language, each hand shape corresponds to a specific a letter of the name.