Explore the Family Name Debusk

The meaning of Debusk

Altered form of French Dubosc: variant of Dubos, or a habitational name, with fused preposition and definite article du ‘from the’, for someone from Le Bosc, the name of several places in various parts of France.

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How common is the last name Debusk in the United States?

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname Debusk has seen minimal changes in popularity between 2000 and 2010. The rank of this surname dropped slightly from 14,641 in 2000 to 15,066 in 2010, marking a decrease of 2.9%. However, the number of individuals bearing this surname increased by 5.1% during this time period, from 1,863 to 1,958. Despite this increase, the proportion of people with the surname Debusk per 100,000 decreased by 4.35%, from 0.69 to 0.66.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#14,641	#15,066	-2.9%
Count	1,863	1,958	5.1%
Proportion per 100k	0.69	0.66	-4.35%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Debusk

The Decennial U.S. Census also provides insights into the changes in ethnic identity among individuals with the surname Debusk between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, the majority of Debusks were identified as White (96.62%), a proportion that declined slightly to 93.87% in 2010. There was no recorded percentage of Asian/Pacific Islander or Black ethnicity in 2000, but by 2010, these groups made up 0.46% and 0.66% respectively. The proportion of those identifying with two or more races grew from 1.18% to 1.69%, marking a 43.22% increase. Moreover, there was an almost doubling in the Hispanic population from 1.40% to 2.76%. Finally, the American Indian and Alaskan Native population saw a growth rate of 47.37%, increasing their proportion from 0.38% to 0.56%.

	2000	2010	Change
White	96.62%	93.87%	-2.85%
Hispanic	1.4%	2.76%	97.14%
Two or More Races	1.18%	1.69%	43.22%
Black	0%	0.66%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0.38%	0.56%	47.37%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0.46%	0%