Explore the Family Name Dubas

The meaning of Dubas

1. Polish: topographic name from a derivative of dub ‘oak’ (see Dub). 2. Slovak: nickname from dubas ‘stamping (at dance)’. 3. French: topographic name for someone who lived in the lower part of a village, from bas ‘low’, with fused preposition and definite article du ‘from the’. Some characteristic forenames: French Andre, Colette.

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

Based on data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the surname Dubas saw a minor shift between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, Dubas ranked 34,949 in popularity, with a count of 611 people bearing this surname. This represented a proportion of 0.23 per 100,000 people. By 2010, the rank had slightly fallen to 35,016, yet the count increased to 644, indicating a growth by 5.4%. However, the proportion per 100,000 decreased slightly by 4.35% to 0.22.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#34,949	#35,016	-0.19%
Count	611	644	5.4%
Proportion per 100k	0.23	0.22	-4.35%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Dubas

In terms of ethnic identity, according to the Decennial U.S. Census, the Dubas surname mainly aligns with the White ethnicity, which made up 96.56% in 2000 and 96.12% in 2010, showing a trivial decrease by 0.46%. The Asian/Pacific Islander representation also grew significantly from 0.98% to 1.71%, marking a 74.49% increase. The Hispanic ethnicity represented 0.82% in 2000 and increased to 1.09% in 2010, a growth rate of 32.93%. The proportions of those who identify as Two or More Races, Black, or American Indian and Alaskan Native were either negligible or suppressed for privacy reasons.

	2000	2010	Change
White	96.56%	96.12%	-0.46%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0.98%	1.71%	74.49%
Hispanic	0.82%	1.09%	32.93%
Two or More Races	1.15%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%