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Re: Downes name origin?
Posted by: Aaron Downes (ID *****4747) Date: July 16, 2006 at 05:29:55
In Reply to: Re: Downes name origin? by greg downs of 572

Sorry Have to disagree with you there.

Two origins of Down/Downs/Downes
1. Irish origins (refering to their dark hair)
2. English origins from old english dweller of the dune
(flat top hill, as in the Downes in Sussex)

Cheers!



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