Dowdy
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English
Etymology
Variant of Dowd.
Proper noun
Dowdy (plural Dowdys)
- A surname from Irish.
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Dowdy is the 2678th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 13468 individuals. Dowdy is most common among White (77.15%) and Black/African American (17.59%) individuals.
Further reading
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Dowdy”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 484.