Explore the Family Name Draus

The meaning of Draus

Polish: perhaps taken from German draussen ‘outside’, thus meaning ‘outsider, someone who came from outside’. Some characteristic forenames: Polish Maciej, Ryszard, Wladyslaw.

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

Based on data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Draus saw a decrease in its popularity between 2000 and 2010. In the year 2000, it was ranked 50,572nd in terms of prevalence among American surnames, but by 2010, it had dropped to the 66,754th position, marking a significant drop of 32%. Similarly, the number of people bearing this surname also decreased during this period, from 388 individuals in 2000 to 296 in 2010, representing a decline of almost 24%. The proportion per 100,000 people with this surname also fell from 0.14 to 0.1, indicating a decrease of approximately 29%.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#50,572	#66,754	-32%
Count	388	296	-23.71%
Proportion per 100k	0.14	0.1	-28.57%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Draus

The ethnic identity associated with the Draus surname, as evidenced by data from the Decennial U.S. Census, is predominantly White. In 2000, an overwhelming 97.42% of individuals with the surname identified as White. However, this figure slightly decreased to 92.57% by 2010. There was no representation from the Asian/Pacific Islander, American Indian and Alaskan Native, Black, or multi-racial communities in either census year. It's worth noting that there was a small emergence of Hispanic ethnicity associated with the surname Draus by 2010, accounting for 5.07% of those bearing the surname, despite there being no representation in 2000.

	2000	2010	Change
White	97.42%	92.57%	-4.98%
Hispanic	0%	5.07%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Two or More Races	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%