Down Family History
Down Name Meaning
English (Devon): topographic name for someone who lived on or near a down or low hill from Middle English dun(e) doun(e) (Old English dūn) ‘down low hill’. See also Downer . English (Devon): possibly in some cases a patronymic from the Old English personal name Dūn but later names of this origin cannot reliably be distinguished from those originating from the topographic sense. See Dunn
Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022