Explore the Family Name Dauz
The meaning of Dauz
1. Hispanic (Philippines): possibly a habitational name, with fused preposition d(e) ‘from’, for someone from a place called A Uz, in Lugo province (Galicia, in Spain), from the vocabulary word uz ‘heather’ + the feminine definite article a ‘the’. 2. Alternatively, Filipino: from a Hispanicized form of dao, dau (found in Tagalog, Ilokano, and Kapampangan), a term denoting a very large timber tree found throughout the Philippines.
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How common is the last name Dauz in the United States?
According to the data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Dauz has seen a rise in popularity between 2000 and 2010. In the year 2000, the Dauz surname held the rank of 70,679 out of all surnames recorded in the United States. By 2010, it had climbed to 65,782, showing an increase of 6.93%. The count of people with this surname also increased by 16.67%, going from 258 in 2000 to 301 in 2010. Despite these increases, the proportion of people with the Dauz surname per 100,000 people remained steady at 0.1.
| 2000 | 2010 | Change | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | #70,679 | #65,782 | 6.93% |
| Count | 258 | 301 | 16.67% |
| Proportion per 100k | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0% |
Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Dauz
The ethnicity associated with the Dauz surname has shifted somewhat over the same decade, as shown by the Decennial U.S. Census data. The largest group identifying with this surname falls under the Asian/Pacific Islander category, which grew from 76.74% to 78.07% between 2000 and 2010. The percentage of those identifying as Hispanic also rose significantly, with an increase of 54.32%. However, the percentage of people identifying as White decreased by 57.16% and those claiming two or more races dropped by 26.54%. There was no recorded change for those identifying as Black or American Indian and Alaskan Native.
| 2000 | 2010 | Change | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Asian/Pacific Islander | 76.74% | 78.07% | 1.73% |
| Hispanic | 7.75% | 11.96% | 54.32% |
| Two or More Races | 8.14% | 5.98% | -26.54% |
| White | 6.98% | 2.99% | -57.16% |
| Black | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| American Indian and Alaskan Native | 0% | 0% | 0% |