US Population With Last Name Downing By Race and Ethnicity in the 2000 Census

Updated on May 9, 2026.

Data Source: US Census Bureau.

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In the 2000 Census, there were 27,879 people in the US whose last name was Downing, and the rate of occurence of the Downing last name was 10.33 per 100K.

The highest percentage of people with the last name of Downing identified their race as Non Hispanic White Alone (82.31%); the second highest percentage of people identified their race as Non Hispanic Black or African American Alone (12.69%); and the third highest percentage of people identified their race as Hispanic or Latino (1.68%).

US Percentage of Pop. With Last Name Downing By Race And Ethniciity in the 2000 Census

Non-Hisp White
Non-Hisp Black
Hispanic or Latino
Non-Hisp Two or More Races
Non-Hisp AIAN
Non-Hisp ANHPI

The table below below shows by race and ethnicity, the number of people and the percentage of the total people with the Downing last name.

US Population With Last Name Downing By Race And Ethniciity in the 2000 Census

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Last Name Number of People Percent of Total (%)
Non Hispanic White Alone 22947 82.31
Non Hispanic Black or African American Alone 3538 12.69
Hispanic or Latino 468 1.68
Non Hispanic Two or More Races 440 1.58
Non Hispanic American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 360 1.29
Non Hispanic Asian and Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander Alone 125 0.45