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Dowden
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Etymology
Patronymic surname, from an unattested Old English personal name *Dogod, perhaps derived from dugan (“to avail, serve”).
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -aʊdən
Proper noun
Dowden (plural Dowdens)
- A surname from Old English.
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Dowden is the 8598th 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.
Further reading
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Dowden”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 484.
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