Dowden

• Dowding

Patronymic surname, from an Old English personal name Dogod, perhaps derived from dugan (“to avail, serve”).

• Rhymes: -aʊdən

Dowden (plural Dowdens)

1. A surname from Old English.

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Dowden is the 8598^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 3829 individuals. Dowden is most common among White (84.17%) and Black/African American (10.03%) individuals.

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Dowden”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 484.

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