Dowd
English
Alternative forms
- Dawdy, Dowdy
Etymology
Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó Dubhda (“descendant of Dubhda”), a byname derived from dubh (“black”).
Proper noun
Dowd (plural Dowds)
- A surname from Irish.
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Dowd is the 2651st most common surname in the United States, belonging to 13590 individuals. Dowd is most common among White (88.7%) individuals.
Further reading
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Dowd”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 484.
See also
- O'Dowd