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Downs


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Origin Of The Surname Downs

Meaning Of The Surname Downs

One Who Lived by the Sloping Hill

Interesting Facts About Downs

Downs would have originally been used as a topographical surname. These surnames were given to describe a feature or landmark near to where the bearer lived. Downs comes from the Old English ‘dun’ which referred to a sloping hill. The original bearer of this surname would have lived next to such a place.

Downs Statistics

Downs is the number 1206 ranked surname in the United Kingdom. According to our statistics around 8,220 share the surname Downs in the UK.

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