Explore the Family Name Duba

The meaning of Duba

1. Czech, Polish, and Slovak: derivative of Dub ‘oak’. The same Sorbian surname is apparently found only in Germanized forms, Dube and Duwe. 2. Hungarian: from the old personal name Duba (or Doba), a pet form of Dub (Dob). 3. Altered form of French Dubé (see Dube 1). History: Some of the American bearers of the surname Duba are descendants of Mathurin Dubé from France, who was in QC by 1670 (see Dube).

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the popularity of the surname Duba witnessed a slight decrease in rank from 33,690 in 2000 to 34,223 in 2010, marking a change of -1.58%. However, the count of individuals carrying this surname increased by 3.92%, from 638 to 663 during the same period. The proportion per 100,000 saw a slight decline of -8.33%, shifting from 0.24 in 2000 to 0.22 in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#33,690	#34,223	-1.58%
Count	638	663	3.92%
Proportion per 100k	0.24	0.22	-8.33%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Duba

The ethnicity data from the Decennial U.S. Census reveals shifts in the ethnic identity associated with the surname Duba between 2000 and 2010. Interestingly, there was no representation of Asian/Pacific Islander and American Indian and Alaskan Native in 2000 but by 2010, Asian/Pacific Islander made up 1.66% of the Dubas. The percentage of those identifying as White decreased slightly from 96.24% to 94.27%, while those identifying as Hispanic also dropped from 1.57% to 1.21%. In contrast, the Black representation nearly doubled from 1.25% to 2.41%. There were no recorded changes for those claiming two or more races.

	2000	2010	Change
White	96.24%	94.27%	-2.05%
Black	1.25%	2.41%	92.8%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	1.66%	0%
Hispanic	1.57%	1.21%	-22.93%
Two or More Races	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%