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Downey
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English
Etymology
Various origins:
Reduced Anglicized form of en ga Ó Dúnadhaigh descendant of Dúnadhach, a personal name which derives from a diminutive form of ga dúnadh closing, securing, fastening.
Irish surname from a reduced form of en McEldowney or en Muldowney.
Scottish habitational surname from the barony of en Downie or en Duny, named from en gd dùn hill + the locative suffix gd -ach.
Pronunciation
en /ˈdaʊni/
Proper noun
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en Konstantin Toropin A woman found an unfinished, 20-year-old quilt and complete strangers are helping piece it together w:CNN https://www.cnn.com/2019/10/25/us/internet-helps-finish-quilt-trnd 2019-10-25 Shannon Downey goes for the unfinished stitching projects. https://web.archive.org/web/20191029002936/https://www.cnn.com/2019/10/25/us/internet-helps-finish-quilt-trnd/
en city co/Los Angeles County s/California c/US. TopoZone: Downey, California
en city co/Bannock County s/Idaho c/US.
en ucomm co/Cedar County s/Iowa c/US.
Derived terms
en Downey Heads downeyite downeyoside Downey cell
Statistics
According to the 2010 United States Census, Downey is the 1320th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 26627 individuals. Downey is most common among White (88.35%) individuals.
Further reading
en surnames from Irish surnames from Scottish Gaelic