Explore the Family Name Dedvukaj

The meaning of Dedvukaj

Albanian (mainly Montenegro): from the name of the Dedvukaj brotherhood of the northern Albanian Hoti tribe, which is a patronymic derived from the name of the ancestor Dedë Vuka.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the popularity of the surname Dedvukaj has notably increased between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, this surname was ranked 70,679 in popularity, but by 2010, it had climbed to rank 54,530—a positive change of 22.85 percent. The count of individuals with the Dedvukaj surname also saw an increase, jumping from 258 people in 2000 to 378 in 2010, which represents a 46.51 percent surge. Additionally, the proportion of the Dedvukaj surname per 100,000 people grew by 30 percent over the same decade.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#70,679	#54,530	22.85%
Count	258	378	46.51%
Proportion per 100k	0.1	0.13	30%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Dedvukaj

When looking at the ethnic identity associated with the Dedvukaj surname, the Decennial U.S. Census data indicates that the majority identify as White. In 2000, 96.9 percent identified as White, and this percentage slightly increased to 98.15 by 2010. There were also some changes regarding other ethnic identities. Although the percentage of those identifying as two or more races decreased to zero by 2010, there was an emergence of individuals with this surname identifying as Black – rising to 1.32 percent in 2010 from zero in 2000. No individuals with the Dedvukaj surname identified as Asian/Pacific Islander, Hispanic, or American Indian and Alaskan Native during either census year.

	2000	2010	Change
White	96.9%	98.15%	1.29%
Black	0%	1.32%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Two or More Races	3.1%	0%	0%
Hispanic	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%