DOWNEY Surname Maps of Ireland

Where in Ireland does the family DOWNEY come from? Is DOWNEY a common surname in Ireland? The maps on this page are based on the 1901 and 1911 census of Ireland, available here: Census of Ireland.

DOWNEY in 1901

There were 3,364 with this surname in Ireland in 1901. The surname is ranked 265th in Ireland. MURPHY is ranked 1st since it is the most common Irish surname.

Religion: Catholic: 2,932 (87.16%), Anglican: 285 (8.47%), Presbyterian: 86 (2.56%), Methodist: 50 (1.49%), Other / Not Given: 6 (0.18%), Christian: 3 (0.09%), Independent: 1 (0.03%), Protestant: 1 (0.03%)

DOWNEY Surname Map in Ireland in 1901

DOWNEY in 1911

There were 3,299 with this surname in Ireland in 1911. The surname is ranked 266th in Ireland. MURPHY is ranked 1st since it is the most common Irish surname.

DOWNEY Surname Map in Ireland in 1911

Woulfe Surname Index for DOWNEY

The Rev. Patrick Woulfe provided lists of surname associations for Irish surnames in his book Irish Names and Surnames. Below is a list of these associations for the surname DOWNEY.

Dúchas Surname Index for DOWNEY

The Dúchas Surname Index is a set of surname associations compiled by the Irish Folklore Commission. Below is a list of these associations for the surname DOWNEY. Learn more at Dúchas Surname Index.

DOWNEY in 1901 (Farmer)

Map is based on households which had at least one member who had an occupation containing "Farm" or "Agri".

DOWNEY Farmer Surname Map in 1901

DOWNEY in 1901 (Catholic)

Map shows the percentage of people with the surname DOWNEY who are Catholic in each locality

DOWNEY Catholic Surname Map in 1901

DOWNEY in 1901 (Anglican)

Map shows the percentage of people with the surname DOWNEY who are Anglican in each locality

DOWNEY Anglican Surname Map in 1901

DOWNEY in 1901 (Presbyterian)

Map shows the percentage of people with the surname DOWNEY who are Presbyterian in each locality

DOWNEY Presbyterian Surname Map in 1901

DOWNEY in Scotland

The DOWNEY Surname in Scotland

Patterns associated with the DOWNEY surname

List of consecutive consonant patterns associated with this surname:

When producing these maps, surnames are converted to uppercase. "MC" and "M'" are replaced with "MAC", and non-alphabetic characters (hyphens, spaces, apostrophes, accents) are removed. For example, Mac Vey and McVey appear together as MACVEY. O'Neill, Oneill, ONeill and Ó Néill appear together as ONEILL, and D'Arcy and Darcy appear as DARCY.

While every effort has been made to ensure accuracy, no responsibility is taken for errors in the census data. The census is available online for verification.