Downham is used as a family name or surname in England. It is 7 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Downham
No. of characters: 7
Origin: England
Meaning: Currently, no meaning found for Downham

How popular is Downham?

Downham is common in England.

Downham is ranked 136905 on our list.

As per 2010 US census, number of Downhams grew by 9.403669 per cent to 477 since 2000 and ranked 44957 after elevating 1126 spots. The last name was found in around 2 per 1 million population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
White 96.65 98.39
Hispanic or Latino 1.47 0
Others 1.05 0
Downham is not so popular last name but still a prevalent family name common in England. On the other hand, it is more oftenly used in Andorra. Around 2830 people have been found who wears Downham as their family name. Downham is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 1 - 10:
10,542 China4
787 Andorra2
219,873 France2
14,521 Portugal2
34,681 Norway2
81,201 Switzerland1
8,181 Botswana1
7,895 South Korea1
118,015 Netherlands1
56,169 Mexico1
30,360 Thailand1
2,361 United States Virgin Islands1
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
7,279 Wales45
16,226 New Zealand33
29,383 United Arab Emirates31
91,381 Spain12
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
7,449 Scotland66
Countries with hundreds of Downham:
45,381 United States598
9,789 Australia286
22,865 South Africa256
59,024 Germany168
26,800 Canada128
Countries with thousands of Downham:
5,969 England1,188
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Immigrants to US

From Ireland

Thomas Downham was 32 years old when he migrated to USA during Irish famine on July 1, 1850 with Workwoman Esther Downham. He lived in Great Britain where he worked as workman and took Amy from London.

Downham Namesakes

  • William Hayes Fisher, 1st Baron Downham, British Politician
  • Jenny Downham, Novelist
  • Jenny Downham, Novelist

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